DALLAS – 12/20/1957 Today in Aviation, the original 707-120 developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes as its first jetliner performed its maiden flight in 1957. Boeing derived the 707-120 from the Boeing 367-80 prototype that flew in 1954. Boeing 707 service started regularly on October 26, 1958, with Pan American World Airways, up until 1979. The long-range narrow-body
Boeing 707 #17586
On October 28, 1957, the first production Boeing 707 jet-powered commercial airliner, SN 17586, was rolled out at the Boeing aircraft assembly plant in ...