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Iraqi Airways was founded in 1945. When Iraqi Airways expanded service to the United States via JFK International Airport in New York in the 1970s, the airline needed a bigger jet to accommodate all their passengers, thus they began to offer service on Boeing 707s. Have you ever flown on Iraqi Airways? Image: Iraqi Airways print, 1970s. Gift of the William Hough Collection. 2006.010.485
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