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The first flight of the Boeing 707 took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1957. One of the largest and most influential projects ever undertaken by the Boeing corporation, the Boeing Model 707 was the second successful pure-turbojet airliner to be introduced. The first 707 took flight on a rainy day from Renton Municipal Airport in Washington. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707?
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#OnThisDay in 1959, the first American Airlines 707 took off from Los Angeles to New York.
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