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Nigel C

9th February 2009 02:25 PM

40 Years for the B747

Today marks the 40th birthday for the Boeing 747.

Read more here:
http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/...014090,00.html

Krzysztof M

9th February 2009 02:29 PM

You beat me by 1 min Nigel!

Dan Collins

9th February 2009 03:30 PM

Very good, the slide show at the top was quite interesting, except for the glaring error in mentioning that on April 27 2005, the Boeing Airbus A380 (Oh dear) made it's maiden flight...

The text below is more accurate.

Dan

Saj_A

9th February 2009 07:50 PM

Feb 9th is also the date that commemorates the 20th anniversary of the 747-400's entry into service with Northwest Airlines too.

:)

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