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Why did Harry S. Truman name his presidential aircraft Independence?
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Air Force One
Air Force One, a Boeing 747 reserved for use by the president of the United States, flying over Mount Rushmore, South Dakota.
President Harry S. Truman named his presidential aircraft, a modified Douglas VC-118, the Independence after his hometown of Independence, Missouri.1