49th Anniversary of an Aviation Milestone
On October 26th, 1958 a Pan Am Boeing 707-121 Clipper America became the first commercial airplane to make a regularly scheduled cross-Atlantic crossing. It flew from New York City's Idlewild Airport (since renamed "JFK") to Paris, France.
It carried 111 passengers and 11 crew members. It took 8.5 hours including a fuel stop in Gander, Newfoundland.
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I totally want to dress up as a 1958 Pan Am stewardess for Halloween. It's all about the hats.
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