US President-Elect Barack Obama took his first flight aboard an Air Force C-32 (Boeing 757) on 4 January 2008, though media coverage of the flight stopped at the cabin door.
Flightglobal affiliate, FlightBlogger, has been provided a web exclusive video by the National Geographic Channel of Obama's experience boarding the USAF jet for the first time, including how he likes his hamburger prepared.
Watch the video of President-Elect Obama's first official USAF flight.
Source: FlightGlobal.com
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