American Airlines' 1959 Boeing 707 Debut: How The Jet Age Went Coast To Coast

The 'Jet Age' officially began on January 25, 1959, when an American Airlines Boeing 707 raced from Los Angeles to New York in just a few hours for the first time. The historic flight was heralded for effectively shrinking the nation in half as it slashed the travel time down by 50% over propeller planes.



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