F 2085 American Airlines Lockheed Electra and Boeing 707

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[@anthonyvallillo422]

I flew 7501 nearly 20 years later at the beginning of my AA pilot career. At that point, it was less than a year from retirement.

[@johneddy908]

The British de Havilland Comet may have been the first commercial jetliner, but it was the Boeing 707 that truly ushered in the "Jet Age."

[@kenfugate6601]

N6101A was the first Electra to crash. February 3, 1959: American Airlines Flight 320 en route from Chicago to New York City crashed on approach, killing 65 of 73 on board.

[@stuartlee6622]

Ken Fugate Mourning becomes the electra.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

I have an old, metal 1/43 scale travel agency model of N6101A with its American Airlines markings. On the nose on both sides it reads, "Flagship Greater New York."

[@crushingvanessa3277]

The people back then all had that look.

[@victoriapendleton4099]

So Boeing builds the 707 while Lockkheed builds the L-188...kinda says it all