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"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)



                     



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