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PAN AMERICAN B707 Clipper America w/Stand N711PA 1:200 IF701-IDL-LBG-1958-P

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INFLIGHT PAN AMERICAN B707 Clipper America - 60 Years scheduled Transatlantic w/Stand N711PA 1:200 Scale

Celebrating 60 years of the first scheduled transatlantic flight with three limited edition models:

-BOAC Comet G-APDB IFCOMET-IDL-LHR-60-P

-BOAC Comet G-APDC IFCOMET-LHR-IDL-60-P

-PanAm Boeing 707 IF701-IDL-LBG-1958-P (this model)

Each model comes in a special presentation box and includes a serial number card. This release is limited to 500 models production.

October 4 1958 saw the first regularly scheduled transatlantic passenger service with jet powered aircraft when two BOAC De Havilland DH.106 Comet 4 Airliners (G-APDB and G-APDC) took off almost simultaneously: from London Heathrow Airport LHR do Idlewild IDL (now JFK) in New York (this model) and from NY IDL to London LHR respectively.

On October 1958 Pan American World Airways began the "Jet Age" with the first cpmmercial flight of an American jet airliner: Pan Am's Boeing 707-121 "Clipper America" N711PA departed NY Idlewild IDL on an 8 hour 41 minute flight to Paris Le Bouret (LBG) with a fuel stop at Gander, Newfoundland (YQX)

B707

The Boeing 707 was the first commercially successful jetliner produced by the Boeing Company and a defining aircraft of the jet age. Introduced into service in 1958, the 707 established the template for modern commercial aviation with its swept wing, podded underwing engines, and pressurized fuselage. Powered by four Pratt & Whitney JT3C or JT3D turbofan engines, the original 707 series had a range of approximately 3,000 nautical miles and could carry up to 181 passengers in a mixed-class configuration. Pan American World Airways launched the type on transatlantic service, quickly transforming international air travel from an elite privilege to a mass-market reality. The 707 served with dozens of airlines worldwide and was also widely adopted in military roles as a transport, tanker, and electronic surveillance platform. Its commercial success underpinned Boeing's emergence as the dominant force in global aviation and led directly to the development of the 727, 737, and 747. The 707 is remembered as one of the most transformative aircraft in aviation history.