Boeing 747, the "Queen of the Skies," Celebrates 35th Anniversary
EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 09, 2004 -- First flown in 1969, the Boeing 747 marked a huge leap in aviation. Boeing gambled its very existence on the original 747, a commercial success that was superseded by the current 747-400 family in 1989.
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