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July 15, 1954: Boeing 707 Makes First Flight

Posted July 15, 2010 7:58 AM

From Wired Top Stories:

1954: The Boeing 367-80 makes its first flight from Renton Field southeast of Seattle. The jet-powered airliner will become the Boeing 707 and usher in the jet age for passenger travel. Boeing was not the first company to produce a jet-powered airliner. But just as Ford's Model T popularized the automobile despite being a latecomer in the car world, the Boeing 707 would be the airplane to popularize jet travel.

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Re: July 15, 1954: Boeing 707 Makes First Flight

07/17/2010 1:19 AM

Currently residing at the UDVAR-HAZY CENTER of the Smithsonian Institute. click on Phase Two link for short video

...and yes, that is a Concord.

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