Boeing 747 City of Everett

On this day in history, the first 747 was rolled-out of the factory doors in Everett, WA. Huge and distinctive, the aircraft was an engineering marvel and a thing of beauty, and it quickly became one of Boeing's greatest success stories as a passenger jet and as a freighter. The aircraft soon earned the moniker the "Queen of the Skies."

The modern successors of "The City of Everett", the all new 747-8i and 747-8F, are now in test and will be delivered to customers in 2011. Larger, more powerful, more comfortable and more efficient, the 747-8 family will be game-changers, just like their predecessors.

McDonnell Douglas MD-11F FEDEX

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Boeing 747 over Golden Gate

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Boeing 747 @ LAX

B-58 Hustler Model

AWACS Model

Tamiami Airport B-25 Mitchell

B-25 at Tamiami Airport, Florida Circa early 1980s

Miami International Airport Early 1980s

Miami International Airport early 1980s. Foreground Eastern Airlines L1011, A300. Background Rich DC-8.

Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9

DC-3 at Tamiami Airport, Kendall Circa Early 1980s.

NOAA Gulfstream G-IV

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger

Dassault Falcon 900B

AN-225 Cockpit

DC-3

Airbus A330-342

Republic F-105D Thunderchief

Atlas Centaur @ Launch Complex 36 KSC