This day in 1910, the ever intrepid and indefatigable Theodore Roosevelt became the first president to fly in an airplane (a year and a half after the end of his second term), which was flown by Archibald Hoxsey, a colleague of the Wright Brothers.
American presidents have been flying for quite a long time. From a Wright Flyer on to today's flying fortress, here is the story of presidential aviation.
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