The 707 isnot to be confused with the earlier Model 367-80, the "Dash 80" thatBoeing intended as a prototype for a U.S. military program competition andwhich ultimately was the aircraft from which ...

In 1955, Boeing invited airlines to witness, what they described, as history in the making. A new type of passenger plane, its like never seen before. But instead of a simple tour and fly by, the test ...

On Friday, May 14, 1954, just after 4 p.m., the “Model 707” prototype – also known as the “Dash 80” – debuted at the Boeing factory in Renton on the shores of Lake Washington.

While the 16 JSTARS aircraft in service have been useful in most of America's 21st-century conflicts, the 707 airframes they are based on are not getting any younger. The last commercial 707 was ...