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American Airlines First Flight Washington DC - Los Angeles CA 1959 - Boeing 707
American Airlines First Flight Washington DC - Los Angeles CA 1959 - Boeing 707

American Airlines First Flight Washington DC - Los Angeles CA 1959 - Boeing 707

$ 1.05

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Exact Topic: First Flight
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Topic: Postal History
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Modified Item: No
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Type: Aviation History
  • Place of Origin: United States

    Description

    American Airlines added the Nation’s capital to its newest extension of transcontinental Boeing
    707 jet service, using Friendship International Airport, located between Washington and Baltimore
    on June 7, 1959.
    This cover was
    carried on the inaugural Boeing 707 flight from Washington, DC to Los Angeles, California (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Jet Age Flights Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as J-85.