Originally Posted by
tonytales
Also it was said he made the Air Force keep the name Dew Drop on the aircraft. I did indeed see it there in 1954.
I certainly can't verify this but it was common knowledge among us at LASI in those days. And, after all, this is a Rumor Network. Can anyone provide backup for this?
I think we can.
It appears that the Dewdrop was 48-608 and was unfortunately scrapped as N806AS in 2002 according to this webpage with pictures linked below:
Final registration - N608AS
First flight October 11, 1948
Delivered to USAF November 1948 as 48-608
Converted on assembly line to the only VC-121B for VIP use
Named "Dewdrop" for the anticipated win by Thomas Dewey. When Truman won the election, he kept his VC-118
Flew VIP missions during its USAF career
Retired by USAF and flown to Davis Monthan AFB for storage in April 1968 after removal of interior furnishings
Sold to Kolar, Inc at DoD auction on June 17, 1971
To Aero Tech, Inc on September 23, 1971
To Aviation Specialties, Inc on September 26, 1972 for conversion as an agricultural sprayer
Registered N608AS on March 26, 1973
Stored at Mesa, AZ late 1976 to early 1979 and then again in 1981
To Globe Air, Inc April 1981 and for sale for $84,000 early 1982
Sold to Tom Woodward at the Globe Air Auction October 1985
Ferried from Mesa to Tucson-Ryan Field July 19, 1986
Sold to Harry Oliver February 21, 1990
Used as a source of spares for the restoration of N9463/48-610 "Columbine II" in 1989
Stored at Ryan Field in derelict condition until scrapped on January 11, 2002
Lockheed Constellation Survivors
According to Von Hardesty's 2003 AF1 book, the Dewdrop served as a backup VIP transport and carried Secretaries of the Air Force and other cabinet officials in the Truman and Eisenhower administrations. In the Kennedy administration the plane carried Secretary of State John Foster Dulles with the Dewdrop nickname removed.
See:
https://books.google.com/books?id=qt...page&q&f=false
Back to the future... 92-9000 is turning final landing to the north at Andrews right now as AF1 with 82-8000 in trail as SAM 45. SAM 18 and SAM 023 also checked in during the Hawaii fuel stop earlier today.