THE LATEST AMERICAN JET TRANSPORT IN FLIGHT.—The Boeing 707 jet prototype flying above Mount Rainier (14,408ft, south of Seattle. Since its recent maiden flight, the 95-ton Boeing has exceeded its designed cruising speed of 550 miles an hour. The new plane is adaptable as an airliner carrying up to 130 passengers or as a military tanker for refuelling jet bombers and fighters in flight.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27427, 13 August 1954, Page 11
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64THE LATEST AMERICAN JET TRANSPORT IN FLIGHT.—The Boeing 707 jet prototype flying above Mount Rainier (14,408ft, south of Seattle. Since its recent maiden flight, the 95-ton Boeing has exceeded its designed cruising speed of 550 miles an hour. The new plane is adaptable as an airliner carrying up to 130 passengers or as a military tanker for refuelling jet bombers and fighters in flight. Press, Volume XC, Issue 27427, 13 August 1954, Page 11
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