"PRESIDENTIAL UH-13J" |
U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower is the first Chief Executive to travel by helicopter. |
President Dwight Eisenhower stands beside the new presidential helicopter, a Bell UH-13-J, before departing from the White House grounds in a test of emergency evacuation facilities from Washington, D.C., to Camp David, July 12, 1957. The pilot seated in the USAF helicopter is Maj. Joseph E. Barrett. (AP Photo) |
President Dwight Eisenhower fastens his safety belt in the passenger seat of the new presidential helicopter, a Bell UH-13-J, before taking off from the White House lawn in a test of emergency evacuation facilities from Washington, D.C., to Camp David, Md., on July 12, 1957. The pilot seated in the USAF helicopter is Maj. Joseph E. Barrett. (AP Photo) |
President Eisenhower leaves his new helicopter at a secret command headquarters after a flight from the White House grounds in Washington, on July 12, 1959. Seated at the helicopter's controls is Maj. Joseph Barrett. (AP Photo) |