Used by Pan American World Airways in the late 1930s, the Clipper was pressed into military service when the U.S. entered the war. And that's how FDR ended up cutting his birthday cake on board: ...

There has been a long history of presidential aircrafts, starting with FDR's amphibious RD-2 and leading ... probably shouldn't have taken." The new plane was supposed to be delivered in 2022 ...