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#Onthisday in 1970, the world's first ever scheduled Boeing 747 wide-body jet service was flown by Pan American World Airways with Captain Robert M. Weeks in command. Named "Clipper Young America," it departed New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport at 1:52AM reaching London's Heathrow Airport in 6 hours and 43 minutes. The new wide-body was twice the size of the Boeing 707. At this time, there are no more Boeing 747s in US domestic commercial operation. What are your fondest memories of the Boeing 747? Image: Pan American World Airways postcard, Boeing 747, 1970s. Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family. 2012.149.0366
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Pan American Airways.
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