

On Board Air Force One
2009-04-21 · 50 min · ★ 8.0
Get the ultimate tour of Air Force One, including the President's bedroom and restricted areas where top-secret technology is housed. Then meet the presidential pilot and the crew charged with operating this global command center in the sky.
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