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#Onthisday, the first McDonnell Douglas MD-11 took flight in 1990. The MD-11 was the last commercial jet liner produced by McDonnell Douglas before they were acquired by Boeing in 1997. Have you ever flown on a MD-11? This image was posted on January 10, 2017.

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McDonnell (1939 to 1967)
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