A U.S. skymaster presented to general De Gaulle.

A U.S. skymaster presented to general De Gaulle. An honor guard of French air cadets in blue stands before the silver C-54 Skymaster which was presented by U.S. Ambassador Jefferson Caffery, on behalf of President Harry S. Truman, to General Charles de Gaulle, President of the French Provisional Government, in a rainy ceremony at Orly airfield, near Paris, Sept. 24, 1945. A twenty-two passenger plane, fitted out with kitchenette, frigidaire, and private compartment with pullmanlike berths, the Skymaster is one of the world's most luxurious planes.