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'Secret History of Air Force One': The tense 9 hours when a plane was the world's most powerful place

History network's latest documentary on the magnificent Presidential airliner unravels some rather fascinating secrets from its remarkable history

Air Force One isn't just another aircraft. In fact, it is not an aircraft at all. To put it simply, any plane that carries the President of the United States at any given moment becomes Air Force One.  

History network's 'The Secret History of Air Force One' is premiering this week to reveal some of the little-known secrets hidden within the fuselage. Air Force One is the official air traffic control call sign for the presidential plane, which has had a series of pathbreaking upgrades since President Roosevelt first flew the Wright Brothers' Type AB biplane at Kinloch Field, Missouri, on October 11, 1910.