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

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

$ 0.92

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

    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 the
    riendship International Airport Mail Facility in
    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-85f.