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Boeing built the first 747 in 1968 and its production run would last until 2023, when the final airframe - a 747-8F freighter variant - rolled off the production line before its delivery to Atlas ...
A 747 takes off on its maiden voyage. On Sept. 30, 1968, the first Boeing 747 rolled out of its custom-built assembly plant in Everett, Washington. From the beginning, everything about the plane ...
On its way out of Washington state Wednesday, the final Boeing 747 to be assembled by the company appears to have written its number in the sky.
Boeing employees who designed and built the first 747, known as the "Incredibles," returned to be honored at the Everett factory where the journey of the 747 began in 1967.
The last-ever Boeing 747 rolls off the factory floor, ending a run of over 50 years for the jumbo jet credited with popularizing air travel.
EVERETT — Kathleen Waldron was a flight attendant in January 1970 when the first Boeing 747 was delivered to Pan Am, the airplane’s launch customer. Waldron, along with other Pan Am attendants ...
The jumbo jet, a 747-8 freighter operated by cargo carrier Atlas Air, departed after 8 a.m. Wednesday. It is the last of its kind, built at Boeing’s mammoth facility in Everett where the first ...
Spectators and airplane enthusiasts braved the cold Wednesday morning to see the last 747 take off from the Boeing facility in Everett.
Boeing remains on track for the final body join of the first stretched 747 next month by completing assembly of the forward fuselage of the initial 747-8 Freighter, RC501. The 89 ft., 2 in ...