A DINNER PLATE FROM DWIGHT EISENHOWER'S AIR FORCE ONE "COLUMBINE" A rare and attractive dinner plate from President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Air Force One" presidential aircraft "Columbine", an ivory-colored porcelain fluted-edged plate, 10" dia. with gilt trim at outside edge, bearing two blue columbine flowers above his gilt initials "D.D.E.". The bottom of the plate bears a gilt label: "The Presidential Plane Columbine Washington D.C. May 1956 Shenango China". Fine condition. Columbine III" was a military version of the Lockheed Constellation and the only VC-121E built. It served as Eisenhower's personal airplane between 1954 and 1961. Mrs. Eisenhower christened it Columbine III in honor of the official flower of Colorado, her adopted home state. One dealer offers this plate at $3,500...our estimate is much more "down to earth".