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Planes to stay at Graceland

Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – It looks like Elvis Presley’s airplanes are staying at Graceland after all.

Graceland released a statement Sunday saying the Lisa Marie and the Hound Dog II, two custom-designed airplanes once owned by Presley, will remain permanently at the Memphis tourist attraction centered on the life and career of the late singer.

The announcement ends confusion about the future of the planes, once used by the King for travel to performances after he bought them in the 1970s.

The larger plane, a Convair 880 named after Presley’s daughter Lisa Marie, is like a customized flying limousine.

The smaller jet, a JetStar named the Hound Dog II, was also used by Presley.