There are several museums that have expressed interest in it, and one thing I've found is museums don't have any money. Tim Crowley More Quotes by Tim Crowley More Quotes From Tim Crowley They told Mel Christler that it was the first plane used by Dwight Eisenhower as president, so Mel Christler decided to restore it with another fellow named Harry Oliver... and they flew it around in the early'90s. Attempts to sell the plane fell through and, after Mel Christler died, it eventually ended up at Marana Regional Airport where it now sits, after changing ownership to another group which includes Harry Oliver. They are now trying to sell it. Various entities have voiced interest, but nobody has yet come up with the money. Timothy Coons, who served as flight engineer on the plane's last flight 10 years ago, said. Tim Crowley latest-headlines She had been on that airplane as a child, and she could recall standing in certain places and talking to certain people, it's like there's ghosts almost. Tim Crowley latest-headlines