1：200 U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas VC-9C DC-9 VIP plane N681AL alloy airplane model

Brand: Alterll

Livery Airline: US Air Force VIP Plane
Model Aircraft: VC-9C special plane (McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32)
Registration: N681AL
Ratio: 1:200
Size: Length 18cm x Wingspan 14cm x Tail Height 4.2cm (1in=2.54cm)
Main Material: Metal

Packing List:
1*Aircraft Model
1*Bracket

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Historical source

This VC-9C, serial number 73-1682, transported America’s top leadership from 1975 until 2011. Much of that time it served as Air Force Two for Vice Presidents Walter Mondale, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Al Gore and Dick Cheney.

It also served several of America’s First Ladies—Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary R. Clinton, and Laura Bush.

When this aircraft was needed to transport presidents into smaller airports—Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush—it served as Air Force One.

It also transported visiting world leaders such as Queen Elizabeth II and the Chief of Staff of the People’s Republic of China.

This VC-9C has extended range fuel tanks and was also the first to have a special communications suite installed for the vice president. From 1975 until 2006 it was assigned to the 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews AFB, Maryland. From 2005 until 2011 it was assigned to the 932nd Airlift Wing at Scott AFB, Illinois. Although 37 years old when retired, it only had a total of 16,300 flying hours, not much by airlift standards.