New Englander Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Boeing BBJ ‘Freedom Plane’ Now a Flying Archives Exhibit A Boeing BBJ painted in patriotic “Freedom Plane” livery and carrying original founding-era U.S. documents will be visiting museums across the country this year to celebrate the 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial, of the nation’s founding. The Boeing Company, which owns the aircraft, is providing the BBJ for the traveling exhibition and offering operational support. The traveling exhibition—dubbed “Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation”—will stop at eight U.S. cities from March to August, and it will be open to the public with free admission at all venues. The National Archives and Records Administration is organizing the tour in partnership with the National Archives Foundation, with support from Boeing, Comcast, Microsoft, and Procter & Gamble. Artifacts on board the Freedom Plane include an original engraving of the Declaration of Independence, an original copy of the 1774 Articles of Association, the 1783 Treaty of Paris, an early draft and voting records of the U.S. Constitution, and oaths of allegiance signed during the Revolutionary War by George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron Burr. The tour will kick off on March 6 in Kansas City at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. It will subsequently make approximately two-week-long stops each in Atlanta; Los Angeles; Houston; Denver; Miami; and Dearborn, Michigan, before concluding in Seattle on August 16. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2026-01-23/boeing-bbj-freedom-plane-becomes-flying-archives-exhibit?_hsmi=400711773 6 Quote
twostepn2001 Posted January 28 Posted January 28 That is some sharp looking livery on that plane. Quote
mmi Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Nice ....But kind of just another "new" plane....toured the 7xx series when NEW IF it does the northeast ,could see it pass over as we are on the major routes. More interested in the UP 4014 tour and if our group has a "slight" in. Quote
red2thebone sr Posted January 29 Posted January 29 Wife and I are planning on the Kansas City one. Hopefully can get the grandkids there as well. Quote
Gearclash Posted January 30 Posted January 30 I didn’t think Bong had the sort of extra cash to fly a big plane around the country for fun. Quote
mmi Posted January 30 Posted January 30 58 minutes ago, Gearclash said: I didn’t think Bong had the sort of extra cash to fly a big plane around the country for fun. Sure there is always off the books $$,govt handout,or 120% tax rebate....it is a mic BTO Quote
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