CHARLOTTE ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) – She is 79 years old and goes by “The Spirit of Freedom.”
At nearly 28 feet tall with a wingspan of over 117 feet, she weighs 66,670 pounds at her heaviest. But the tonnage includes more than just cargo. If airplanes have a soul, this one embodies a heart of gold.
“She’s an amazing piece of history,” declared 14th District North Carolina Sen. Ted Alexander, admiring the plane at the Lincoln County Regional Airport…