Queen of the Skies at 50

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The plane that truly opened up international air travel for the masses, the Boeing 747, was unveiled to the public 50 years ago at Boeing’s new factory at Everett, Seattle on September 30, 1968.

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Originally published in Airliner World Magazine

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