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707 CHRONOLOGY
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DATE
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EVENT
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20MAY52
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Boeing commits to a 367-80 prototype. |
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14MAY54
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Model 367-80 rolled out. |
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15JUL54
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First flight of 367-80. |
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SEP54
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USAF orders 29 KC-135A tanker/transports. |
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JUN55
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Douglas commits to the DC-8. |
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13OCT55
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Pan Am orders 20 Boeing 707 plus 25 DC-8. |
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28DEC55
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Air France and Sabena order 707-320. |
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APR56
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Lufthansa orders 4 Boeing 707-420. |
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JUN56
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TWA and Delta order Convair 880. |
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31AUG56
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First flight of KC-135A. |
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06SEP56
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Announcement of Australian Government approval for Qantas to buy 7 short fuselage Boeing 707-138. |
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24OCT56
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BOAC order 15 Boeing 707-420. |
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31JAN57
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First KC-135A delivered to the USAF. |
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18JUN57
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KC-135A operational with the USAF. |
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17DEC57
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United orders 11 Boeing 720. |
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20DEC57
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First production 707-120 (for Pan Am) flew at Renton. |
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15AUG58
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Provisional Approved Type Certificate (ATC) issued to 707-120. |
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08SEP58
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First Pan Am proving flight to London. |
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18SEP58
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Full ATC issued to 707-120. |
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26OCT58
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Boeing 707 enters service (New York-Paris-Rome) with Pan Am. |
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11JAN59
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First flight by 707-320. |
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15JUL59
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ATC issued to 707-320. |
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29JUL59
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Boeing 707 enters service with Qantas (Sydney-Nadi-Honolulu-San Francisco) |
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26AUG59
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Boeing 707-320 enters service (Los Angeles-San Francisco-London) with Pan Am. |
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05SEP59
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Qantas became the third jet operator on the Atlantic after BOAC (Comets) and Pan Am (707s). |
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17DEC59
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Pan Am operates its first 707 service to Sydney. |
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27MAR60
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The DC-8 enters service with Pan Am. |
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22JUN60
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First flight of the 707-120B. |
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05JUL60
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Boeing 720 enters service with United. |
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06OCT60
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First flight of the 720B. |
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FEB61
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Pan Am orders 5 Boeing 707-320B. |
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12MAR61
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The Boeing 707-120B and 720B enters service simultaneously with American Airlines. |
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01FEB62
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First flight of the 707-320B. |
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APR62
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Pan Am orders 2 Boeing 707-320C. |
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13MAY62
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Full ATC issued to 707-320B. |
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APR64
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FAA Airworthiness Directive requiring improved bonding of outer wing panels to mitigate against fuel tank explosions. Resulted from an in-flight explosion following a lightning strike on an aircraft fuelled with JP4. |
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65
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JT3D-3B engine introduced. Water injection no longer required. |
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APR66
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Cracks found in tailplanes of high time aircraft. |
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69
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Rear fuselage skin of some aircraft found to be detaching. |
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Issue
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Date
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Remarks
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1
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04MAY05
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Original issue |