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The first American Airlines Boeing 747 jet flight to New York took off from SFO #onthisday in 1970. The celebration included a ceremonial button to start the plane's engines, pushed here by people including Airport Commission President William E. McDonnell, at right, for whom McDonnell Road is named. Image: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), American Airlines, inaugural Boeing 747 flight to New York, 1970. SFO Museum Collection. 2011.032.2259
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