[Boeing Model 707 aircraft in flight]

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Identifier2018-00-00-23_image_191SourceThe Commercial Airlines Collection (2018-00-00-23), Pan American World Airways FolderCreatorPan American World Airways, Inc.DescriptionPhotograph of a Pan American World Airways Boeing Model 707 aircraft (fuselage number N707PA) in flight, circa 1950s-1980s.

Typed caption: "PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS' fleet of Boeing 707 jetliners, powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3C6 engines, heralded the modern jet age for commercial travel. The inaugural flight was on Oct. 26, 1958, New York-to-Paris, and Pan Am's initial fleet of jetliners totalled [totaled] five. Pan Am was Boeing's largest 707 customer, having in its fleet a total of 137 B-707 type aircraft. While other nations jet transport operations were plagued by technical and labor problems, Pan Am's Boeing 707 represented the world's first regular scheduled jet service that continued uninterrupted."
Creation Datecirca 1950s-1980sSubjectBoeing Model 707 FamilyCommuter aircraftPan American World Airways, Inc.Extent1 photograph : print, black and white ; 10 x 8 in.Original Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Commercial Airlines Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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[Boeing Model 707 aircraft in flight]