HONOLULU (HI Now) - For over 20 years, Renny Doyle and his growing team of elite detailers from around the world have been restoring, maintaining, and preserving the first presidential jet Air Force One known as SAM (Special Air Missions) 970. The plane, which is part of the collection at the Seattle Museum of Flight served Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. It also entertained many international VIPs such as Nikita Khrushchev and Henry Kissinger.
In 2002, Renny received a call from a Bush administration official asking him to bring a team to Seattle’s Museum of flight to clean and restore the deteriorating paint and aluminum finish on the historical jet. In 2003,Renny and a small staff started the restoration project.
After a few years, Renny opened up the project to a team of experienced detailers who had been through his training. This highly specialized and selective team of detailers returns every year as care takers of Air Force One. Over the years, the project has grown to include dozens of other iconic aircraft including the Concorde “Alpha Golf”, the first-ever 747 (Serial No. 001), a WWII B-29 Superfortress known as “T-Square 54″, and the first Boeing 727 built.
This year Owner of Clean Max Auto Detailing, Alex Wang, was able to experience detailing Air Force One! He joins HI Now Daily host Kainoa Carlson to talk more about the process of the project!
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