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Looking for the perfect gift to fill your favorite avgeek’s stocking this holiday? Check out our holiday gift guide for the perfect aviation stocking stuffers.
Why PlaneTags Make The Best Gift
Here’s why PlaneTags are perfect for gift giving. They are:
- Upcycled from retired airplanes
- Handcrafted
- Made in the U.S.
- No two are exactly alike
- Limited edition aviation collectible
- Detailed history behind each plane
- Great as a luggage tag or keychain
- Can be personalized
- Shipping is fast and easy - even international
Limited Edition Varga Girl Christmas Ornament
$19.95
Give a gift that gives back. This sparkly aviation Christmas ornament is made from a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-642 registered as G-VGAS. With every one sold, a portion is donated to the Virgin Atlantic Foundation.
MotoArt T-Shirt
$19.99
Give a shirt that will stand out at the next air show. Choose a MotoArt crew shirt or a special edition DC-3 shirt.
Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD80 PlaneTag Tail# N892GA
$22.50
Every Allegiant MD80 PlaneTag sold gives $3 to The Sunshine Foundation, Allegiant’s 501c3 that supports Team Members in their critical time of need.
CH-47 Chinook Planetag #91-00234
$24.95
This Chinook helicopter has a lot of stories to tell. It is also among the heaviest lifting and fastest Western helicopters.
Airbus A320 PlaneTag Tail# N627AW
$24.95
This collectible A320 PlaneTag is from a section of one of two airframes used in the award winning movie “Sully”, based on the true story of the “Miracle On The Hudson” when Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and First Officer Jeff Skiles landed the A320 (Flight 1549) after complete engine failure at 2,700 feet. Either of these two Airbus collectibles will make a great pilot gift.
Boeing 747 PlaneTagTail# N820SA
$24.95
This 747-200 was built in 1979 for Philippine Airlines and served their fleet for over 19 years, and then was converted to an air freighter for Atlas and Southern Air.
DC-3 PlaneTag Serial# 43-15957
$24.95
Taking its first flight in 1935, the DC-3 quickly revolutionized the industry with unmatched speed and range.
Gulfstream II PlaneTagTail# N930LS
$24.95
Taking to the skies in the 60s and 70s at the forefront of corporate transport, only 258 of the twin-jet swept wing Gulfstream II were originally built by Grumman.
Boeing 757 PlaneTag - S/N 22809
$24.95
These PlaneTags are the perfect aviation memento honoring the longest single aisle twin-jet commercial aircraft ever built.
DC-4 PlaneTag Serial#50851
$26.95
The DC-4 became the prime “heavy” transport for the U.S. Forces which carried men and material to every theater of WWII. After the war, the DC-4 became the main hero of the Berlin Airlift. With Berlin surrounded and cut off from the West, airlifting supplies of food and fuel was the only way to keep the population from starving or freezing to death. It is a favorite WWII airplane.
DC-6 PlaneTag Tail# N90739
$26.95
The stories this DC-6 could tell! Read more about it here and buy one as a gift for a musician.
Boeing 737 PlaneTag Tail# N665WN
$29.95
These colorful PlaneTags have become a favorite. Grab a Southwest Boeing 737 gift here.
Boeing 777-346 PlaneTag Tail #JA8943
$29.95
These Japan Airlines PlaneTags are made from the skin of a Triple Seven and are a popular gift for pilots.
United Airlines Boeing 747 N198UA PlaneTag
$29.95
Our Boeing 747 first flew international routes for United Airlines until it was retired in March 2009. It began the second journey of its career in March 2012 when its cockpit and controls, engines, pylons, landing gear, actuators, electrical, hydraulics and fuel subsystems were incorporated into the Stratolaunch, the world’s largest aircraft by wingspan.
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The Airbus A330 That Helped Take Azul Beyond Brazil
The aircraft operated its final passenger flights for Azul before being retired from service and placed into storage. Like many widebody aircraft retired in recent years, its future was uncertain. For many airliners, retirement marks the beginning of a slow journey toward dismantling and recycling, with little remaining to tell the stories of the passengers and crews who flew aboard them. For PR-AIU, however, the story was not over.
When MotoArt founder Dave Hall learned the aircraft had been retired, he recognized an opportunity to preserve a piece of an important chapter in commercial aviation history. Rather than allowing the aircraft to disappear entirely, Hall and the PlaneTags team traveled to inspect and acquire material from the retired Airbus A330, ensuring that part of the aircraft would survive long after its flying days had ended.
Three Identities, One Aircraft: The Story of MH-47G 05-03761
Some aircraft serve a single role throughout their careers. Others evolve with the times.
MH-47G Chinook 05-03761 is one of the rare aircraft that spent decades transforming alongside the U.S. Army itself. What began life as a CH-47A Chinook during the Vietnam era would later be rebuilt into a CH-47D before ultimately becoming an MH-47G, one of the world's most capable special operations helicopters.
Grumman OV-1D Mohawk: The U.S. Army's Battlefield Eye in the Sky
The Grumman OV-1 Mohawk was one of the most capable and technologically advanced reconnaissance aircraft operated by the U.S. Army during the Cold War. Designed to gather intelligence close to the front lines, the Mohawk combined short takeoff and landing performance with sophisticated sensor systems that allowed it to detect and monitor activity on the ground in nearly any weather conditions.
At a time when battlefield commanders increasingly relied on timely intelligence, the Mohawk provided information that could not always be obtained through traditional observation methods. Equipped with infrared sensors, cameras, and side-looking airborne radar systems, it helped military planners track troop movements, monitor supply routes, and identify potential threats day or night.
Over a service life that spanned more than three decades, the Mohawk flew missions in Vietnam, served with Army intelligence units in Europe during the height of the Cold War, and helped pioneer many of the airborne surveillance techniques that later became standard throughout the military.
Today, PlaneTags made from OV-1D Mohawk serial number 62-5902 preserve the legacy of an aircraft that played a critical role in military reconnaissance during a period of rapid technological change.
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