June 3, 1970

Posted on Mercredi 9 juin 2010 at 11 h 03 min and filed under Ephémérides.

The first Air France Boeing 747-100, registered as F-BPVA, is brought into service on Paris-New York. The « Jumbo Jet » can carry about 400 passengers. With a cruising altitude of 950 km/h, Paris is only 7hrs 30 away from New York.

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