US: ‘Air Force One’ Transports Former President Carter To D.C. For Multiday State Funeral

The U.S. Air Force One transported former President Jimmy Carter from Georgia to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, January 7, for a two-day state funeral. Carter will then be flown back to Georgia and buried on January 9. Carter, who served as president from 1977 to 1981, passed away at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024, in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.