The 'BATAAN', Lockheed C-121A Constellation, 48-613, c/n 2605 was one of 10 Model L-749A Constellations ordered by the U.S. Air Force in 1948, and it was initially fitted with 44 seats and delivered to the MATS at Westover AFB, Mass., in early 1949. It was assigned to fly passenger missions to Europe via the North Atlantic route. It was selected in 1950 to be converted to VIP configuration at the Middletown AMA, Pennsylvania. On July 30, 1950, it went to Lockheed Aircraft Corp. at Burbank, Calif., and became the first C-121 to be fitted with AVQ-10 Weather Avoidance Radar. It was also fitted with modified TR3350-75 engines with short 'jet stacks' exhausts. From Burbank it was sent to Tokyo, Japan as a VC-121A. Once there, it served as the personal transport of Gen. MacArthur, Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (S.C.A.P.). Gen. MacArthur named it 'BATAAN,' to honor the American prisoners of war in the Philippines who endured the notorious death march. As his flying command post, 'BATAAN' provided the general with an aerial view of Korean operations, including the Inchon landings. The 'BATAAN' was used to fly Gen. MacArthur to Wake Island in 1950 for his only meeting with President Harry S. Truman. While there, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. Later, on April 16, 1951, he would fly to Andrews AFB, Md., on the 'BATAAN', and be relieved of his command by President Truman. The aircraft continued in VIP service for Gen. Mathew B. Ridgway, the U.S. commander in Korea. Afterwards, it was assigned to HQ Pacific Air Command at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. During its service in the Pacific, it transported such luminaries as Generals Mark W. Clark, Curtiss E. LeMay, John E. Hull, Maxwell D. Taylor, Lyman L. Lemnitzer, I. D. White, James F. Collins, and Edwin A. Walker, and South Korean President Syngman Rhee. Newly elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower also used the 'BATAAN' for a few days during his inspection tour of Korea, as did Vice President Richard M. Nixon. The 'BATAAN' flew mercy missions in the Philippines before being declared surplus near the end of 1965. The modified engines and exhaust stacks were removed and it was now listed as a C-121A again. It arrived at the MACDC, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. on January 18, 1966. It remained in storage until it was selected for use by the Goddard Space Flight Center in June 1966. It was used in support of the Apollo Moon Program until budget cuts forced Goddard to terminate the 'BATAAN' on January 1, 1970. To keep from sending it back to MASDC it was on display at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum at Ft. Rucker, Alabama. It was acquired by Planes of Fame owner Ed Maloney in Chino, Calif in 1992. After being totally overhauled and refurbished with original interior it was flown to Chino, Calif. on December 6, 1994. In 1995 it was flown to its current location at the Grand Canyon/Valle Airport, Ariz. This picture was taken on 27 August 2011, Sig...