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  2. Boeing 707 - Wikipedia

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    The 707 was based on the 367-80 "Dash 80" N708PA, the first Boeing 707 built (1957).. During and after World War II, Boeing was known for its military aircraft. The company had produced innovative and important bombers, from the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-29 Superfortress to the jet-powered B-47 Stratojet and B-52 Stratofortress, but its commercial aircraft were not as successful as those from ...

  3. VC-137C SAM 26000 - Wikipedia

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    A VC-137C with Air Force serial number 62-6000, [a] SAM 26000 was a customized Boeing 707. It entered service in 1962 during the administration of John F. Kennedy and was replaced in presidential service in 1972 but kept as a backup.

  4. American Airlines fleet - Wikipedia

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    Boeing 707-120B: 56 1959 1979 Un­known Including 25 re-equipped with turbofans. Boeing 707-320B: 10 1967 1981 Un­known [25] [26] Boeing 707-320C: 34 1963 Un­known [27] Boeing 717-200: 29 2001 2003 Un­known Former Trans World Airlines fleet. [citation needed] Boeing 720B: 25 1961 1975 Un­known Including ten 10 re-equipped with turbofans ...

  5. Boeing 367-80 - Wikipedia

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    By the time the Boeing company committed to production, the decision had been made to design the production model 707 as a six-abreast design, with a larger 148-inch-diameter (376 cm) fuselage, after C. R. Smith, CEO of American Airlines, told Boeing he wouldn't buy the 707 unless it was an inch wider than the then-proposed Douglas DC-8 ...

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  7. VC-137C SAM 27000 - Wikipedia

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    SAM 27000 was the second of two Boeing VC-137C United States Air Force aircraft that were specifically configured and maintained for the use of the president of the United States. It used the call sign Air Force One when the president was on board, and at other times it used the call sign SAM 27000 (spoken as 'SAM two-seven-thousand'), with SAM ...

  8. Boeing Commercial Airplanes - Wikipedia

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    Airlines commonly order aircraft with special features or options, but Boeing builds certain models specifically for a particular customer. The Boeing 707-138B was a shortened-fuselage, long-range model only sold to Qantas. The Boeing 757-200M was a single-example model built for Royal Nepal Airlines (now called Nepal Airlines). This plane ...

  9. Qantas fleet - Wikipedia

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    A Boeing 707 and Boeing 747-200 at Longreach's Qantas Founders Outback Museum. Qantas has had a varied fleet since the airline's inception. Following its foundation shortly after the end of the First World War, the first aircraft to serve in the fleet was the Avro 504K, a small biplane.