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#Onthisday in 1982, the Boeing 767 was introduced into service by United Airlines on their Chicago-to-Denver route. The plane was the first two-engine widebody airliner produced by Boeing to compete with Airbus. More than 1,000 of the Boeing 767 have been delivered over the thirty-eight years the aircraft has been in service. The 767 is the only Boeing aircraft with freighter, passenger, and tanker versions. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 767? Image: United Airlines poster, Boeing 767, 1982. Gift of the William Hough Collection. 2006.010.264 This image was posted on September 08, 2020.

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