Our Boeing ‘Freedom Plane’ is bringing founding documents to all Americans

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In an era when our shared history should be celebrated, our founding principles cherished and the extraordinary sacrifices that built this nation remembered, Boeing is proud to partner with the National Archives an unprecedented mission: bringing some of America’sfounding documentsdirectly to the American people.

The Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation represents something rare in modern America: acommitment to unifying, educatingand honoring the timeless truths that have made our republic the greatest force for freedom the world has ever known.

Beginning Monday, March 2, a Boeing 737 in a historic, commemorative Freedom Plane livery – will carry original,founding-era documents to eight citiesacross the nation.These are the actual documents some of our Founders held in their hands: the Treaty of Paris, an original engraving of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Association, Oaths of Allegiance and more.

For most Americans, experiencing these documents has meant traveling to Washington, D.C.The Freedom Plane changes that equation.From Kansas City to Atlanta, from Denver to Seattle, from Miami toLos Angeles, the tour is helping to bring history home to the American people using the innovation of modern flight.

The Boeing ‘Freedom Plane’ is bringing some of our founding documents to eight locations around the U.S.

The Freedom Plane offers something our digital age desperately needs: a tangible connection to the past.Inspired by the 1976 Bicentennial Freedom Train that captivated millions of Americans during our 200th anniversary, the Freedom Plane revives that vision forAmerica’s 250th birthday.

Boeing is honored to provide not only the 737 – an aircraft that helped make air travel more accessible – but also the professionalism and operational support necessary to safely transport these irreplaceable treasures.Just as Boeing airplanes have connected people and places for generations, the Freedom Plane will connect Americans to the ideas and sacrifices that forged our nation.

Boeing’s deep roots in American defenseand our ongoing commitment to the men and women who defend these founding principles in uniform today.Our service members take an oath to support and defend the Constitution.The Freedom Plane ensures that document and the vision it represents remains accessible to the citizens they protect.

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From coast to coast, the Freedom Plane will carry more than documents.It will carry the promise that America’s story belongs to every American, in every city, in every generation.Boeing is proud to help make history accessible, tangible, and inspiring for millions who might never otherwise experience these national treasures.

The ideas that forged our nation are worth preserving, celebrating and sharing with our children and grandchildren.The Freedom Plane will help us do exactly that.