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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h02m40s774.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|<i>707 Year One</i> screen title.]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h02m40s774.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|<i>707 Year One</i> screen title.]]
 
<b>Documentary (1960)</b><br>
 
<b>Documentary (1960)</b><br>
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== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental]] ==
Series 320 Prototype first flight at Boeing's Renton plant.[See discussion tab (1)]<br>
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Series 320 Prototype first flight at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Boeing Renton Factory, Washington]].[https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:707_Year_One See discussion tab (1)]<br>
 
Registration N714PA, c/n 17592/13. First flight in November 1958. Delivered to [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]] in August 1959, as [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-321]] named ''Jet Clipper Golden Eagle''. Leased to Southern Cross Airways between June 1971 and August 1972. Sold to Falcon Co. in June 1974, registered N714FC. Sold to Perfect Air Tours in September 1975. Leased to Mekong Airlines in June 1978. Subleased to Willis Co. between May to October 1979. Broken up in August 1981 at Boeing Field (King County International Airport (BFI/KBFI)).<br>
 
Registration N714PA, c/n 17592/13. First flight in November 1958. Delivered to [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]] in August 1959, as [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-321]] named ''Jet Clipper Golden Eagle''. Leased to Southern Cross Airways between June 1971 and August 1972. Sold to Falcon Co. in June 1974, registered N714FC. Sold to Perfect Air Tours in September 1975. Leased to Mekong Airlines in June 1978. Subleased to Willis Co. between May to October 1979. Broken up in August 1981 at Boeing Field (King County International Airport (BFI/KBFI)).<br>
 
Same aircraft seen in other films [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].
 
Same aircraft seen in other films [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].
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== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-121]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-121]] ==
At [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|New York International Airport (John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK/KJFK) nowadays.]] ([See discussion tab (2)] from where [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American]] started its commercial [[:Category: Boeing 707|707 Intercontinental]] operations in October 1958.
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At [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|New York International Airport (John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK/KJFK) nowadays.]] ([https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:707_Year_One See discussion tab (2)] from where [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American]] started its commercial [[:Category: Boeing 707|707 Intercontinental]] operations in October 1958.
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h12m15s146.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-121 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h12m15s146.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-121 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h12m26s320.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-121 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h12m26s320.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-121 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]].]]
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== [[:Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] ==
2x [[:Category: Air France|Air France]]'s [[:Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain|C-47]] on the apron of [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget (LBG/LFPB)]]. [See discussion tab (3)]<br>
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2x [[:Category: Air France|Air France]]'s [[:Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain|C-47]] on the apron of [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget (LBG/LFPB)]]. [https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:707_Year_One See discussion tab (3)]<br>
 
[[Category:Unidentified Aircraft]] [[:Category:Unidentified Aircraft| Unidentified Aircraft]]  in the background to the right.
 
[[Category:Unidentified Aircraft]] [[:Category:Unidentified Aircraft| Unidentified Aircraft]]  in the background to the right.
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h13m28s491.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Douglas C-47 Skytrain of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h13m28s491.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Douglas C-47 Skytrain of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].]]
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== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-121]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-121]] ==
Final taxiing at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget]]. [See discussion tab (3)]
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Final taxiing at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget]]. [https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:707_Year_One See discussion tab (3)]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h13m43s096.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-121 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h13m43s096.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-121 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]].]]
 
Unreadable name.
 
Unreadable name.
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== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-121]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-121]] ==
Goes up runway 33 for imminent takeoff at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest (Aeroporto Internazionale di Roma–Ciampino "G. B. Pastine" (CIA/LIRA)) nowadays]]. [See discussion tab (4)]
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Goes up runway 33 for imminent takeoff at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest (Aeroporto Internazionale di Roma–Ciampino "G. B. Pastine" (CIA/LIRA)) nowadays]]. [https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:707_Year_One See discussion tab (4)]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h14m34s434.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-121 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h14m34s434.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-121 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]].]]
  
 
== [[:Category: Douglas DC-6|Douglas DC-6]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Douglas DC-6|Douglas DC-6]] ==
On the apron of [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest]]. [See discussion tab (4)]<br>
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On the apron of [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest]]. [https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:707_Year_One See discussion tab (4)]<br>
 
[[:Category: Boeing 707|707]] described above has taken off from Runway 13.
 
[[:Category: Boeing 707|707]] described above has taken off from Runway 13.
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h15m09s899.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Douglas DC-6 of [[:Category: Alitalia|Alitalia]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h15m09s899.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Douglas DC-6 of [[:Category: Alitalia|Alitalia]].]]
  
 
== [[:Category: Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation]] ==
On the apron. The same [[:Category: Boeing 707|707]] flies over [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest]].[See discussion tab (4)]<br>
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On the apron. The same [[:Category: Boeing 707|707]] flies over [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest]].[https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:707_Year_One See discussion tab (4)]<br>
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h15m27s833.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation of [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA-Trans World Airlines]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h15m27s833.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation of [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA-Trans World Airlines]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h15m21s917.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation of [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA-Trans World Airlines]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h15m21s917.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation of [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA-Trans World Airlines]].]]
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== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-131]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-131]] ==
On the apron of [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|San Francisco International Airport (SFO/KSFO)]].[See discussion tab (5)]<br>
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On the apron of [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|San Francisco International Airport (SFO/KSFO)]].[https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:707_Year_One See discussion tab (5)]<br>
 
Inaugural day of [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA]]'s entry into service of the [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-131]].<br>
 
Inaugural day of [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA]]'s entry into service of the [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-131]].<br>
 
Background:<br>
 
Background:<br>
Registration N731TW, c/n 17658/18. First flight in December 1958. Delivered to [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA]] in January 1959. Sold to IAI in December 1971, converted to freighter. Sold to Ramacos AG in November 1975. Sold to Compagnie Air Fret in September 1976, registered F-BUZJ. Stored in 1982 at Flughafen München-Riem (EDDM/MUC). Sold to Lukum Air Service (LUKAS) in March 1983, registered 9Q-CBD. Sold to Omega Air in March 1984, registered 9Q-CKP. Stored in December 1984. Broken up at Shannon Airport (EINN/SNN) in November 1986. <br>
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Registration N731TW, c/n 17658/18. First flight in December 1958. Delivered to [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA]] in January 1959. Sold to IAI in December 1971, converted to freighter. Sold to Ramacos AG in November 1975. Sold to Compagnie Air Fret in September 1976, registered F-BUZJ. Stored in 1982 at Flughafen München-Riem (EDDM/MUC). Sold to Lukum Air Service (LUKAS) in March 1983, registered 9Q-CBD. Sold to Omega Air in March 1984, registered 9Q-CKP. Stored in December 1984. Broken up at Shannon Airport (EINN/SNN) in November 1986. <br>
 
Unknown registration in the foreground.
 
Unknown registration in the foreground.
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h16m58s504.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.N731TW Boeing 707-131 of [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA-Trans World Airlines]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h16m58s504.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.N731TW Boeing 707-131 of [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA-Trans World Airlines]].]]
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== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-131]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-131]] ==
At [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|New York International Airport.]] ([See discussion tab (2)])
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At [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|New York International Airport]]. [https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:707_Year_One See discussion tab (2)]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h17m38s044.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-131 of [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA-Trans World Airlines]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h17m38s044.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-131 of [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA-Trans World Airlines]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h17m42s148.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-131 of [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA-Trans World Airlines]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h17m42s148.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-131 of [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA-Trans World Airlines]].]]
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== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-131]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-131]] ==
Back again at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|San Francisco International Airport (SFO/KSFO)]].[See discussion tab (5)]<br>
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Back again at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|San Francisco International Airport (SFO/KSFO)]].[https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:707_Year_One See discussion tab (5)]<br>
Registration N732TW, c/n 17659/19.First flight in Februry 1959. Delivered to [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA]] in March 1959. Leased to Phoenix Airways from March to October 1972. Sold to IAI in October 1972. Sold to [[:Category: Trans European Airways|TEA-Trans European Airways]] in March 1973, registered OO-TEC. Leased to [[:Category: Nigeria Airways|Nigeria Airways]] in November 1977. Returned to [[:Category: Trans European Airways|TEA]] in December 1977. Broken up in March 1982 at Brussels National (EBBR/BRU), used for fire training.<br>
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Registration N732TW, c/n 17659/19.First flight in Februry 1959. Delivered to [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA]] in March 1959. Leased to Phoenix Airways from March to October 1972. Sold to IAI in October 1972. Sold to [[:Category: Trans European Airways|TEA-Trans European Airways]] in March 1973, registered OO-TEC. Leased to [[:Category: Nigeria Airways|Nigeria Airways]] in November 1977. Returned to [[:Category: Trans European Airways|TEA]] in December 1977. Broken up in March 1982 at Brussels National (EBBR/BRU), used for fire training.<br>
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Same aircraft seen in other films  [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)]].<br>
 
Tail fin of a [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA]]'s [[:Category: Lockheed Constellation|Constellation]] in the foreground left.
 
Tail fin of a [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA]]'s [[:Category: Lockheed Constellation|Constellation]] in the foreground left.
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h18m25s008.jpg|thumb|500px|none|N732TW Boeing 707-131 of [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA-Trans World Airlines]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h18m25s008.jpg|thumb|500px|none|N732TW Boeing 707-131 of [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA-Trans World Airlines]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h28m07s430.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h28m07s430.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h28m11s087.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h28m11s087.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.]]
5800 miles in 11h06mn. Arrival at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest]]. [See discussion tab (4)]<br>
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5800 miles in 11h06mn. Arrival at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest]]. [https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:707_Year_One See discussion tab (4)]<br>
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h29m23s891.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h29m23s891.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.]]
  
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h30m29s503.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Reg.N70700 Boeing 367-80 <i>Dash 80</i> of the Boeing Company.]]
 
[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h30m29s503.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Reg.N70700 Boeing 367-80 <i>Dash 80</i> of the Boeing Company.]]
  
== [[:Category:Boeing 707| Boeing 707-138B]] ==
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== [[:Category:Boeing 707| Boeing 707-138]] ==
Specific version for [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas]], 3m shorter than [[:Category:Boeing 707| 707-120]] and fitted with Pratt & Whitney JT3C then JT3D turbofans. Seen here at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD/YSSY)]] for an inaugural flight to San Francisco, on 28th July 1959. [See dsicussion tab (6)]<br>
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Specific version for [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas]], 3m shorter than [[:Category:Boeing 707| 707-120]] and fitted with Pratt & Whitney JT3C then JT3D turbofans after conversion in 1961 ([[:Category:Boeing 707|707-138B]]). Seen here at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD/YSSY)]] for an inaugural flight to San Francisco, on 28th July 1959. [https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:707_Year_One See discussion tab (6)]<br>
Registration VH-EBC, c/n 17698/44. First flight in June 1959. Delivered to [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas]] in July 1959, named ''City of Canberra''. Sold to Standard Airways in April 1967, registered N791SA. Leased to Sudflug  from May to September 1967. Leased to [[:Category:Canadian Pacific Air Lines|CP Air]] in October 1967. Written off in February 1968 at Vancouver International Airport (CYVR/YVR) overran runway on landing.<br>
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Registration VH-EBC, c/n 17698/44. First flight in June 1959. Delivered to [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas]] in July 1959, initially named ''City of Melbourne'', renamed ''City of Canberra'' before inaugural passenger flight. Sold to Standard Airways in April 1967, registered N791SA. Leased to Sudflug  from May to September 1967. Leased to [[:Category:Canadian Pacific Air Lines|CP Air]] in October 1967. Written off in February 1968 at Vancouver International Airport (CYVR/YVR) overran runway on landing.<br>
Same aircraft seen in other movies - [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].(***)
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Same aircraft seen in other movies - [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].
[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h30m38s600.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138B of [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas Australias Overseas Airline]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h30m38s600.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138 ''City of Canberra'' of [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas Australias Overseas Airline]].]]
[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h31m25s738.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138B of [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas Australias Overseas Airline]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h31m25s738.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138 ''City of Canberra'' of [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas Australias Overseas Airline]].]]
[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h31m45s958.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138B of [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas Australias Overseas Airline]].]]  
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h31m45s958.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138 ''City of Canberra'' of [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas Australias Overseas Airline]].]]  
 
[[:Category: Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed Constellation]] of [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas]] to the left.
 
[[:Category: Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed Constellation]] of [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas]] to the left.
[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h31m52s649.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138B of [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas Australias Overseas Airline]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h31m52s649.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138 ''City of Canberra'' of [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas Australias Overseas Airline]].]]
[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h31m53s529.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138B of [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas Australias Overseas Airline]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h31m53s529.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138 ''City of Canberra'' of [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas Australias Overseas Airline]].]]
[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h31m55s668.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138B of [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas Australias Overseas Airline]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h31m55s668.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138 ''City of Canberra'' of [[:Category: Qantas|Qantas Australias Overseas Airline]].]]
  
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-124]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-124]] ==
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== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-321]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-321]] ==
N715PA ''Jet Clipper Liberty Bell'' involved again for an inaugural Transpacific Jet Service to Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong.[See discussion tab (7)]<br>
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N715PA ''Jet Clipper Liberty Bell'' involved again for an inaugural Transpacific Jet Service to Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong.[https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:707_Year_One See discussion tab (7)]<br>
 
Same aircraft seen in other movies - [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].(***)<br>
 
Same aircraft seen in other movies - [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].(***)<br>
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h34m24s043.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.N715PA Boeing 707-321 ''Jet Clipper Liberty Bell'' of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h34m24s043.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.N715PA Boeing 707-321 ''Jet Clipper Liberty Bell'' of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]].]]
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== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707]] ==
[[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707]] production plant at Renton.
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[[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707]] production at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Boeing Renton Factory, Washington]].. [https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:707_Year_One See discussion tab (1)]<br>
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h43m02s231.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707.]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h43m02s231.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707.]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h43m36s505.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707.]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h43m36s505.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707.]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h43m49s123.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707.]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h43m49s123.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707.]]
 
100th built, a [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707]] for [[:Category: Air India|Air India]].<br>
 
100th built, a [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707]] for [[:Category: Air India|Air India]].<br>
Future registration VT-DJJ, c/n 17723/100. First flight in January 1960. Delivered as [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-437]] in February 1960, named ''Annapurna''. Renamed later as ''Gaurishankar''. Written off in June 1982 at Sahar International, Bombay (VABB/BOM) slid off runway after landing in bad weather.
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Future registration VT-DJJ, c/n 17723/100. First flight in January 1960. Delivered as [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-437]] in February 1960, named ''Annapurna''. Renamed later as ''Gauri Shankar''. Written off in June 1982 at Sahar International, Bombay (VABB/BOM) slid off runway after landing in bad weather.<br>
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Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)|Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)]].
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h43m59s457.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707.]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h43m59s457.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707.]]
  
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[[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-120]] derivative for shorter flights from shorter runways. Reduced length by 8.33 feet (2.54 m), modified wing and a lightened airframe for a lower maximum takeoff weight. The model was originally designated [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-020]] before being changed to [[:Category: Boeing 720|720]] on request from of [[:Category: United Air Lines|United Air Lines]].
 
[[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-120]] derivative for shorter flights from shorter runways. Reduced length by 8.33 feet (2.54 m), modified wing and a lightened airframe for a lower maximum takeoff weight. The model was originally designated [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-020]] before being changed to [[:Category: Boeing 720|720]] on request from of [[:Category: United Air Lines|United Air Lines]].
 
The aircraft shown here is the second produced, was promised additional tests before delivery.<br>
 
The aircraft shown here is the second produced, was promised additional tests before delivery.<br>
Registration N7202U, c/n 17908/95. First flight in January 1960. Delivered to [[:Category: United Air Lines|United Air Lines]] in July 1960. Sold to Aviation Sales in March 1976. Broken up at Minneapolis-St Paul International (KMSP/MSP) in December 1976.
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Registration N7202U, c/n 17908/95. First flight in January 1960. Delivered to [[:Category: United Air Lines|United Air Lines]] in July 1960. Sold to Aviation Sales in March 1976. Broken up at Minneapolis-St Paul International (KMSP/MSP) in December 1976.<br>
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Same aircraft seen in other films  [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)]].
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h44m11s825.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.N7202U Boeing 720-022 in [[:Category: United Air Lines|United Air Lines]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h44m11s825.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.N7202U Boeing 720-022 in [[:Category: United Air Lines|United Air Lines]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h44m19s993.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.N7202U Boeing 720-022 in [[:Category: United Air Lines|United Air Lines]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h44m19s993.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.N7202U Boeing 720-022 in [[:Category: United Air Lines|United Air Lines]].]]
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== [[:Category: Boeing 720|Boeing 720-022]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 720|Boeing 720-022]] ==
 
Prototype.<br>
 
Prototype.<br>
Registration N7201U, c/n 17907/85. First flight in November 1959. Delivered after tests and certification to [[:Category: United Air Lines|United Air Lines]] in October 1960, named ''Walter T.Varney''. Sold to Contemporary Entertainment in January 1973. Leased to McCulloch International Airlines from November 1975 to November 1977. Sold to AeroAmerica in July 1978. Leased to Private Jet Services in September 1978. Returned to AeroAmerica in March 1979. Broken up in July 1982 at London Luton (EGGW/LTN).
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Registration N7201U, c/n 17907/85. First flight in November 1959. Delivered after tests and certification to [[:Category: United Air Lines|United Air Lines]] in October 1960, named ''Walter T.Varney''. Sold to Contemporary Entertainment in January 1973. Leased to McCulloch International Airlines from November 1975 to November 1977. Sold to AeroAmerica in July 1978. Leased to Private Jet Services in September 1978. Returned to AeroAmerica in March 1979. Broken up in July 1982 at London Luton (EGGW/LTN).<br>
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Same aircraft seen in other films  [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)]].
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h44m59s952.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.N7201U Boeing 720-022 in [[:Category: United Air Lines|United Air Lines]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h44m59s952.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.N7201U Boeing 720-022 in [[:Category: United Air Lines|United Air Lines]].]]
  
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== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-328]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-328]] ==
[[:Category: Air France|Air France]] purchased 36 aircraft of the type.
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Seen few minutes later in the film, landing at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)]].<br>
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h45m24s344.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-328 of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].]]
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The first of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]] which purchased 36 aircraft of the type.<br>
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h45m26s730.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-328 of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].]]
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Registration F-BHSA, c/n 17613/65. First flight in November 1959. Delivered to [[:Category: Air France|Air France]] in October 1959, named ''Château de Versailles''. Written off at Hamburg in July 1961 after a crash when take off (no fatalities).<br>
Seen few minutes later in the film. The first of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].<br>
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Same aircraft seen in other films  [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)]].
Registration F-BHSA, c/n 17613/65. First flight in November 1959. Delivered to [[:Category: Air France|Air France]] in October 1959, named ''Château de Versailles''. Written off at Hamburg in July 1961 after a crash when take off (no fatalities).
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h45m24s344.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.F-BHSA Boeing 707-328 ''Château de Versailles'' of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h45m26s730.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.F-BHSA Boeing 707-328 ''Château de Versailles'' of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h46m47s282.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.F-BHSA Boeing 707-328 ''Château de Versailles'' of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h46m47s282.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.F-BHSA Boeing 707-328 ''Château de Versailles'' of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h46m52s217.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.F-BHSA Boeing 707-328 ''Château de Versailles'' of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h46m52s217.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.F-BHSA Boeing 707-328 ''Château de Versailles'' of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].]]
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== [[:Category: Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle|Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle 02]] ==
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Interview of an airline crew about the future of Jet age in aviation. Behind is the French aircraft, acting as well in this future.<br>
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Registration F-BHHI, c/n 02. First flight in May 1956, registered F-WHHI. Re-registered F-BHHI in March 1957. Withdrawn from use in 1968, stored at Vilgenis. Broken up in January 1976. Nose section delivered to Musee de l'Air Paris Le Bourget.<br>
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Same aircraft in other works at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)]].
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h46m06s564.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.F-BHHI Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h46m32s257.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.F-BHHI Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].]]
  
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-227]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-227]] ==
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== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-124]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-124]] ==
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h45m48s386.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-124 in [[:Category: Continental Airlines|Continental Airlines]].]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h45m48s386.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-124 in [[:Category: Continental Airlines|Continental Airlines]].]]
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== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-123]] ==
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h45m51s890.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-123 of [[:Category: American Airlines|American Airlines]].]]
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Seen few minutes later in the film. A [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA]]'s [[:Category: Boeing 707|707]] is taxiing behind.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h46m55s551.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-123 of [[:Category: American Airlines|American Airlines]].]]
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== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-121]] ==
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h47m03s500.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-121 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]].]]
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Seen few minutes later in the film.<br>
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Landing at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH)]].
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h50m01s349.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-121 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h50m04s118.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-121 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h50m06s139.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-121 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h50m07s590.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-121 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan American World Airways]].]]
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== [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-437]] ==
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Landing at Bombay Airport (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport-Mumbai (BOM/VABB) nowadays).
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h48m32s222.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-437 of [[:Category: Air India|Air India]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h48m38s451.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-437 of [[:Category: Air India|Air India]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h48m41s348.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-437 of [[:Category: Air India|Air India]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h48m43s084.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-437 of [[:Category: Air India|Air India]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-03-21-08h49m27s579.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-437 of [[:Category: Air India|Air India]].]]
  
  

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707 Year One screen title.

Documentary (1960)

Production:
Don Usher (Writter and Director)
Al Hansom (Photographer)
Les Chipman (Photographer)
Gordon Williams (Photographer)
Gene Sargent (Music)

Promo film about Boeing 707 produced by the Boeing Motion Pictures Group. Presentation of technical tests and commercial development of different variants in the last years of the 1950s.

Boeing 707

Beginning the film.

Boeing 707.
Boeing 707.
Boeing 707.

Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental

Series 320 Prototype first flight at Boeing Renton Factory, Washington.See discussion tab (1)
Registration N714PA, c/n 17592/13. First flight in November 1958. Delivered to Pan American World Airways in August 1959, as Boeing 707-321 named Jet Clipper Golden Eagle. Leased to Southern Cross Airways between June 1971 and August 1972. Sold to Falcon Co. in June 1974, registered N714FC. Sold to Perfect Air Tours in September 1975. Leased to Mekong Airlines in June 1978. Subleased to Willis Co. between May to October 1979. Broken up in August 1981 at Boeing Field (King County International Airport (BFI/KBFI)).
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg.N714PA Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental of The Boeing Company.
Reg.N714PA Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental of The Boeing Company.
Reg.N714PA Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental of The Boeing Company.
Reg.N714PA Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental of The Boeing Company.
Reg.N714PA Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental of The Boeing Company.

Boeing 707-123

Inauguration of delivery of a 707-120 Series to American Airlines.
Registration N7503A, c/n 17630/9. Delivered new to American Airlines in December 1958, named 503-Flagship California. Converted later to 707-123B. Wfu in September 1977. Broken up in October 1977.

Reg.N7503A Boeing 707-123 of American Airlines.
Reg.N7503A Boeing 707-123 of American Airlines.
Reg.N7503A Boeing 707-123 of American Airlines.
Reg.N7503A Boeing 707-123 of American Airlines.
Reg.N7503A Boeing 707-123 of American Airlines.

Boeing 707-123

Boeing 707-123 of American Airlines.
Boeing 707-123 of American Airlines.

Boeing 707-121

At New York International Airport (John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK/KJFK) nowadays. (See discussion tab (2) from where Pan American started its commercial 707 Intercontinental operations in October 1958.

Boeing 707-121 of Pan American World Airways.
Boeing 707-121 of Pan American World Airways.
Boeing 707-121 of Pan American World Airways.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

2x Air France's C-47 on the apron of Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget (LBG/LFPB). See discussion tab (3)
Unidentified Aircraft in the background to the right.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of Air France.

To the left, the 707-121 which has just arrived, displayed right below.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of Air France.

Boeing 707-121

Final taxiing at Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget. See discussion tab (3)

Boeing 707-121 of Pan American World Airways.

Unreadable name.

Boeing 707-121 of Pan American World Airways.
Boeing 707-121 of Pan American World Airways.

Boeing 707-121

Goes up runway 33 for imminent takeoff at Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest (Aeroporto Internazionale di Roma–Ciampino "G. B. Pastine" (CIA/LIRA)) nowadays. See discussion tab (4)

Boeing 707-121 of Pan American World Airways.

Douglas DC-6

On the apron of Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest. See discussion tab (4)
707 described above has taken off from Runway 13.

Douglas DC-6 of Alitalia.

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation

On the apron. The same 707 flies over Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest.See discussion tab (4)

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation of TWA-Trans World Airlines.
Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Vickers Viscount

Parked on the tarmac next to the Super Constellation, difficult to say if it's a Series 700 or an Series 800, but apparently from BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers Viscount of BEA-British European Airways.

Boeing 707-131

On the apron of San Francisco International Airport (SFO/KSFO).See discussion tab (5)
Inaugural day of TWA's entry into service of the Boeing 707-131.
Background:
Registration N731TW, c/n 17658/18. First flight in December 1958. Delivered to TWA in January 1959. Sold to IAI in December 1971, converted to freighter. Sold to Ramacos AG in November 1975. Sold to Compagnie Air Fret in September 1976, registered F-BUZJ. Stored in 1982 at Flughafen München-Riem (EDDM/MUC). Sold to Lukum Air Service (LUKAS) in March 1983, registered 9Q-CBD. Sold to Omega Air in March 1984, registered 9Q-CKP. Stored in December 1984. Broken up at Shannon Airport (EINN/SNN) in November 1986.
Unknown registration in the foreground.

Reg.N731TW Boeing 707-131 of TWA-Trans World Airlines.
Reg.N731TW Boeing 707-131 of TWA-Trans World Airlines.
Boeing 707-131 of TWA-Trans World Airlines.
Boeing 707-131 of TWA-Trans World Airlines.
Boeing 707-131 of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Boeing 707-131

At New York International Airport. See discussion tab (2)

Boeing 707-131 of TWA-Trans World Airlines.
Boeing 707-131 of TWA-Trans World Airlines.
Boeing 707-131 of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

In the sky on New-York/San Francisco route.

Boeing 707-131 of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Boeing 707-131

Back again at San Francisco International Airport (SFO/KSFO).See discussion tab (5)
Registration N732TW, c/n 17659/19.First flight in Februry 1959. Delivered to TWA in March 1959. Leased to Phoenix Airways from March to October 1972. Sold to IAI in October 1972. Sold to TEA-Trans European Airways in March 1973, registered OO-TEC. Leased to Nigeria Airways in November 1977. Returned to TEA in December 1977. Broken up in March 1982 at Brussels National (EBBR/BRU), used for fire training.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Tail fin of a TWA's Constellation in the foreground left.

N732TW Boeing 707-131 of TWA-Trans World Airlines.
N732TW Boeing 707-131 of TWA-Trans World Airlines.
N732TW Boeing 707-131 of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Boeing 707-321

Return to test sessions on a pre-production 707-321 wearing Pan American livery.
Service ceiling 42000ft, cruise speed of 665mph.

Boeing 707-321 pre-production in Pan American World Airways colours.
Boeing 707-321 pre-production in Pan American World Airways colours.
Boeing 707-321 pre-production in Pan American World Airways colours.

North American F-86 Sabre

At 20000ft , chase plane for external observation and recording with camera.

North American F-86 Sabre.
North American F-86 Sabre.

Boeing 707-320

Controls of airframe in an hydrostratic test tank.

Boeing 707-320 airframe test.
Boeing 707-320 airframe test.

Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental

Examination by the FAA for certificate of airworthiness in desert of California.

Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.
Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.
Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.
Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.
Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.

Boeing 707-321

Brakes testing in a simulation of a takeoff cancellation.

Boeing 707-321 pre-production in Pan American World Airways colours.
Boeing 707-321 pre-production in Pan American World Airways colours.

Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental

Taking off on 3 engines.

Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.
Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.
Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.

Thrust calibration on each Pratt & Whitney JT4A.

Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.

Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental

Rest and preparation of the machine for the maximum take-off weight test (MTOW).

Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.

Weighing in with cans filled of water featuring 180 passengers.

Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.

In the early morning, ready for test.

Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.
Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.

Heavy taking off at MTOW 315000lb. Concluding.

Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.

Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental

Long range test, Seattle to Rome direct, 5800 miles trip.
Boeing 707 Intercontinental livery, white with blue stripes.

Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.
Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.
Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.
Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.

5800 miles in 11h06mn. Arrival at Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest. See discussion tab (4)

Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental.

Vickers 700 Viscount

On stand by along the runway at Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest.

Vickers 700 Viscount of Alitalia.

Boeing 367-80 Dash 80

5 years after the first flight of the Dash 80, the 707 program has met all expectations. Registration N70700, c/n 17158.
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg.N70700 Boeing 367-80 Dash 80 of the Boeing Company.
Reg.N70700 Boeing 367-80 Dash 80 of the Boeing Company.
Reg.N70700 Boeing 367-80 Dash 80 of the Boeing Company.
Reg.N70700 Boeing 367-80 Dash 80 of the Boeing Company.
Reg.N70700 Boeing 367-80 Dash 80 of the Boeing Company.

Boeing 707-138

Specific version for Qantas, 3m shorter than 707-120 and fitted with Pratt & Whitney JT3C then JT3D turbofans after conversion in 1961 (707-138B). Seen here at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD/YSSY) for an inaugural flight to San Francisco, on 28th July 1959. See discussion tab (6)
Registration VH-EBC, c/n 17698/44. First flight in June 1959. Delivered to Qantas in July 1959, initially named City of Melbourne, renamed City of Canberra before inaugural passenger flight. Sold to Standard Airways in April 1967, registered N791SA. Leased to Sudflug from May to September 1967. Leased to CP Air in October 1967. Written off in February 1968 at Vancouver International Airport (CYVR/YVR) overran runway on landing.
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138 City of Canberra of Qantas Australias Overseas Airline.
Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138 City of Canberra of Qantas Australias Overseas Airline.
Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138 City of Canberra of Qantas Australias Overseas Airline.

Lockheed Constellation of Qantas to the left.

Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138 City of Canberra of Qantas Australias Overseas Airline.
Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138 City of Canberra of Qantas Australias Overseas Airline.
Reg.VH-EBC Boeing 707-138 City of Canberra of Qantas Australias Overseas Airline.

Boeing 707-124

Brand new 707-124 introduced in mid-1959 on Los Angeles-Chicago route.

Boeing 707-124 in Continental Airlines.
Boeing 707-124 in Continental Airlines.
Boeing 707-124 in Continental Airlines.
Boeing 707-124 in Continental Airlines.

Another one among the five 707-124 operated by the company.

Boeing 707-124 in Continental Airlines.

Boeing 707-321

First Jet Polar route between Los Angeles or San Francisco to London in August 1959.
Registration N715PA, c/n 17593/20. First flight in November 1958. Delivered to Pan American in July 1959, named Jet Clipper Liberty Bell. Sold to Turkish Airlines in January 1971, registered TC-JAH. Sold to Greyfin Nassau in October 1974, registered G-41-174. Registered HS-BBA for Bira Air but never taken up. Sold to Tempair in November 1974, registered 9G-ACB. Leased to Gemini Airlines Ltd from December 1974 to September 1975. Leased to DETA Linhas Aereas Mozambique in February 1976, registered C9-ARF. Stored as Tempair owner in August 1980. Broken up in 1983 at Brussels National (EBBR/BRU).
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.(***)

Reg.N715PA Boeing 707-321 Jet Clipper Liberty Bell of Pan American World Airways.
Reg.N715PA Boeing 707-321 Jet Clipper Liberty Bell of Pan American World Airways.
Reg.N715PA Boeing 707-321 Jet Clipper Liberty Bell of Pan American World Airways.

Douglas DC-6

On the apron. Boeing 707-321 mentioned above gains altitude.

Douglas DC-6 of United Air Lines.

Boeing 707-321

N715PA Jet Clipper Liberty Bell involved again for an inaugural Transpacific Jet Service to Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong.See discussion tab (7)
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.(***)

Reg.N715PA Boeing 707-321 Jet Clipper Liberty Bell of Pan American World Airways.
Reg.N715PA Boeing 707-321 Jet Clipper Liberty Bell of Pan American World Airways.
Reg.N715PA Boeing 707-321 Jet Clipper Liberty Bell of Pan American World Airways.
Reg.N715PA Boeing 707-321 Jet Clipper Liberty Bell of Pan American World Airways.
Reg.N715PA Boeing 707-321 Jet Clipper Liberty Bell of Pan American World Airways.

Boeing 707-227

Braniff International Airways ordered 5 aircraft of the 707-220 series, a model designed for hot and high operations with more powerful 15,800 lbf (70.3 kN) Pratt & Whitney JT4A-3 turbojets. Only five of these were produced, but only four were ultimately delivered, with one being lost during a test flight. This version was made obsolete by the arrival of the turbofan-powered 707-120B.
This one is wearing a four square block checkerboard on the fuselage used for photogrammetry on flight test aircraft. Can be a clue to say it's the first Boeing 707-227 produced.
Registration N7071, c/n 17691/45. First flight in June 1959. Written off in October 1959 before delivery on acceptance flight Everett WA on emergency landing off airport after loosing 3 engines during violent Dutch Roll maneuver.

N7071 Boeing 707-227 of Braniff International Airways.
N7071 Boeing 707-227 of Braniff International Airways.

To the left background, one of the firts Rolls-Royce powered Boeing 707-436 delivered to B.O.A.C in early months of 1960.

N7071 Boeing 707-227 of Braniff International Airways.

Douglas DC-3 on the ground foreground.

N7071 Boeing 707-227 of Braniff International Airways.
N7071 Boeing 707-227 of Braniff International Airways.

Boeing VC-137A Stratoliner

One of the 3x VC-137A delivered to the Military Air Transport Service of the US Air Force in May and June 1959, operated in Eisenhower's Eleven-Nation Tour in December 1959: visit to Italy, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Iran, Greece, Tunisia, France, Germany, and Morocco.

Boeing VC-137A Stratoliner of the USAF-MATS.

Visit Italy, TWA's Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellationor Super Constellation to the left background.

Boeing VC-137A Stratoliner of the USAF-MATS.

At Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest.

Boeing VC-137A Stratoliner of the USAF-MATS.

Turkey.

Boeing VC-137A Stratoliner of the USAF-MATS.

Pakistan.

Boeing VC-137A Stratoliner of the USAF-MATS.

France.

Boeing VC-137A Stratoliner of the USAF-MATS.

Morocco.

Boeing VC-137A Stratoliner of the USAF-MATS.

Boeing 707

Boeing 707 production at Boeing Renton Factory, Washington.. See discussion tab (1)

Boeing 707.
Boeing 707.

Production line of Boeing 707-441 for VARIG.
Future registration PP-VJA, c/n 17905/114. Delivered new in June 1960. Sold to RDC Marine in April 1979, registered N59RD. Sold to BCF Aviation (Blue Air) in July 1989. Broken up at Hobby, Houston (KHOU/HOU) in July 1990.

Boeing 707.
Boeing 707.
Boeing 707.

100th built, a Boeing 707 for Air India.
Future registration VT-DJJ, c/n 17723/100. First flight in January 1960. Delivered as Boeing 707-437 in February 1960, named Annapurna. Renamed later as Gauri Shankar. Written off in June 1982 at Sahar International, Bombay (VABB/BOM) slid off runway after landing in bad weather.
Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Boeing 707.

Boeing 720-022

Boeing 707-120 derivative for shorter flights from shorter runways. Reduced length by 8.33 feet (2.54 m), modified wing and a lightened airframe for a lower maximum takeoff weight. The model was originally designated Boeing 707-020 before being changed to 720 on request from of United Air Lines. The aircraft shown here is the second produced, was promised additional tests before delivery.
Registration N7202U, c/n 17908/95. First flight in January 1960. Delivered to United Air Lines in July 1960. Sold to Aviation Sales in March 1976. Broken up at Minneapolis-St Paul International (KMSP/MSP) in December 1976.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Reg.N7202U Boeing 720-022 in United Air Lines.
Reg.N7202U Boeing 720-022 in United Air Lines.
Reg.N7202U Boeing 720-022 in United Air Lines.
Reg.N7202U Boeing 720-022 in United Air Lines.

Boeing 707-437

Air India operated 14x Boeing 707 Intercontinental of which the first 6 were equipped with Rolls-Royce Conway 508 (707-437).

Boeing 707-437 of Air India.
Boeing 707-437 of Air India.

Boeing 707-430

One of the 5 first 707 of Lufthansa fitted with Rolls-Royce Conway 508.

Boeing 707-430 of Lufthansa.
Boeing 707-430 of Lufthansa.
Boeing 707-430 of Lufthansa.

Boeing 707-329

One of the 5 aircraft operated by SABENA in this first version.

Boeing 720-022

Prototype.
Registration N7201U, c/n 17907/85. First flight in November 1959. Delivered after tests and certification to United Air Lines in October 1960, named Walter T.Varney. Sold to Contemporary Entertainment in January 1973. Leased to McCulloch International Airlines from November 1975 to November 1977. Sold to AeroAmerica in July 1978. Leased to Private Jet Services in September 1978. Returned to AeroAmerica in March 1979. Broken up in July 1982 at London Luton (EGGW/LTN).
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Reg.N7201U Boeing 720-022 in United Air Lines.

Boeing 707-436

B.O.A.C have operated 18 aircraft of the type 707-436

Seen few minutes later in the film.

Boeing 707-328

Seen few minutes later in the film, landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA).
The first of Air France which purchased 36 aircraft of the type.
Registration F-BHSA, c/n 17613/65. First flight in November 1959. Delivered to Air France in October 1959, named Château de Versailles. Written off at Hamburg in July 1961 after a crash when take off (no fatalities).
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Reg.F-BHSA Boeing 707-328 Château de Versailles of Air France.
Reg.F-BHSA Boeing 707-328 Château de Versailles of Air France.
Reg.F-BHSA Boeing 707-328 Château de Versailles of Air France.
Reg.F-BHSA Boeing 707-328 Château de Versailles of Air France.

Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle 02

Interview of an airline crew about the future of Jet age in aviation. Behind is the French aircraft, acting as well in this future.
Registration F-BHHI, c/n 02. First flight in May 1956, registered F-WHHI. Re-registered F-BHHI in March 1957. Withdrawn from use in 1968, stored at Vilgenis. Broken up in January 1976. Nose section delivered to Musee de l'Air Paris Le Bourget.
Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Reg.F-BHHI Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle of Air France.
Reg.F-BHHI Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle of Air France.

Boeing 707-227

Another one in commercial exploitation this time.

Boeing 707-331

TWA's 707-331 Intercontinental started operation in November 1959.

Boeing 707-331 of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Boeing 707-124

Boeing 707-124 in Continental Airlines.

Boeing 707-123

Boeing 707-123 of American Airlines.

Seen few minutes later in the film. A TWA's 707 is taxiing behind.

Boeing 707-123 of American Airlines.

Boeing 707-121

Boeing 707-121 of Pan American World Airways.

Seen few minutes later in the film.
Landing at Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH).

Boeing 707-121 of Pan American World Airways.
Boeing 707-121 of Pan American World Airways.
Boeing 707-121 of Pan American World Airways.
Boeing 707-121 of Pan American World Airways.

Boeing 707-437

Landing at Bombay Airport (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport-Mumbai (BOM/VABB) nowadays).

Boeing 707-437 of Air India.
Boeing 707-437 of Air India.
Boeing 707-437 of Air India.
Boeing 707-437 of Air India.
Boeing 707-437 of Air India.


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