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The 707 was based on the 367-80 "Dash 80" N708PA, the first Boeing 707 built. (1957) During and after World War II, Boeing was known for its military aircraft. The company had produced innovative and important bombers, from the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-29 Superfortress to the jet-powered B-47 Stratojet and B-52 Stratofortress, but its commercial aircraft were not as successful as those from ...
Previously, it operated four Boeing 707s, two of which were selected for conversion. One was converted to a tanker configuration called KC-707 Águila, retired in 2006, and the other was converted to a unique AEW&C configuration called EC-707 Cóndor, operated from 1995 until its retirement in 2022. [1] [2] [3] India. Indian Air Force [4] Iran
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Defunct flag carrier of Yugoslavia and then Serbia (1947–2013) Not to be confused with Jet Airways. Jat Airways IATA ICAO Call sign JU JAT JAT Founded 17 June 1927 (1927-06-17) (as Aeroput) Commenced operations 1 April 1947 (1947-04-01) (as JAT Yugoslav Airlines) Ceased operations 26 ...
A VC-137C with Air Force serial number 62-6000, [a] SAM 26000 was a customized Boeing 707. It entered service in 1962 during the administration of John F. Kennedy and was replaced in presidential service in 1972 but kept as a backup.
TWA operated Boeing 707 single-aisle jets in the 1960s. TWA operated nearly 100 Boeing 727 trijets on their US domestic routes between 1964 and closure of operations. On April 7, 1967, TWA became one of the first all-jet airlines in the USA with the retirement of their last Lockheed L-749A Constellation and L-1649 Starliner cargo aircraft.
June 9: A Varig 707-327C (PP-VJL) flying from Campinas-Viracopos to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão while making an instrument approach to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão had technical problems with the spoilers, which eventually caused the aircraft to pitch down, descending fast, and strike approach lights and a ditch. Two of the four occupants died.
Pan Am Flight 843 was a scheduled domestic commercial flight from San Francisco, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii.On Monday, June 28, 1965, Clipper Friendship, [2] the Boeing 707-321B operating this route, experienced an uncontained engine failure shortly after take-off, but was successfully able to make an emergency landing at nearby Travis Air Force Base. [3]
707-430 1960 January 25, 1960 September 27, 1976 Lufthansa: Stand 65 at Hamburg Airport, Germany Scrapped: Named Hamburg [13] N7515A 707-123 1959 1959 February 1985 Lufthansa: Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany On static display Posing as D-ABOF, a 707-430, Nose on display [14] 4X-ATA 707-458 1961 May 1961 1984 EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd.