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The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was introduced #onthisday in 1972 with Eastern Air Lines. The wide-body L-1011 was the last commercial airliner produced by Lockheed Martin. Have you ever flown on a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar? Image: Eastern Air Lines postcard, Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, c. 1972. Gift of the Frank J. Lichtanski Collection. 2011.061.0334 This image was posted on April 26, 2017.

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