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Our newest exhibition, “Supersonic Transport: The First Generation” is now on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. This exhibition presents the legacy of the first-generation Supersonic Transports (SST) through aircraft models, airline flight attendant uniforms, meal service sets, photographs, posters, brochures, advertisements, and video excerpts from the 1976 British Airways promotional motion picture “Transatlantic Supersonic.” See “Supersonic Transport: The First Generation” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://bit.ly/SSTFirstGeneration
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