Aerospace analysts say converting a questionably sourced aircraft for presidential transport does not make financial sense ...

He and his brothers loved flying so much that they hung posters and replicas of military aircraft in their bedroom ... circuitous journey to becoming a fighter pilot and teaching in the Navy ...

For two years while based in West Germany, he flew the F-86 fighter plane in preparedness for a Soviet attack. During one flight, his plane caught on fire and he was forced to eject over the Rhine ...