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The Jumbo Jet's First Flight
The plane that shrank the world.
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Where it comes from
This Story marks the anniversary of 9 February 1969, when the first Boeing 747, christened City of Everett, took off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, on its maiden flight.
How it's celebrated
There is no formal observance, but the anniversary is a fine day for aviation fans to visit an air museum, look up the first flight on film, or simply remember a first long-haul trip. Boeing's own short film of the day, New Dimension, shows the factory, the rollout and the take-off.
Did you know
To build the 747, Boeing put up a new factory at Everett, considered the largest building by volume in the world.
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