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

Boeing partners with National Archives using Freedom Plane tour, bringing original founding documents like Treaty of Paris to eight cities starting March 2, 2026.

Jeff Shockey is executive vice president of Government Operations, Global Public Policy & Corporate Strategy at The Boeing Company.

Beginning Monday, March 2, a Boeing 737 in a historic, commemorative Freedom Plane livery – will carry original, founding-era documents to eight cities across the nation. These are the actual documents some 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 to Los Angeles, the tour is helping to bring history home to the American people using the innovation of modern flight.