Posted on Jan 31, 2023
Boeing 747, the "Queen of the Skies," flying off into history
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Even before Boeing's 747 flew its first passengers back in 1970, the world knew this was something special. And from day one, the Anderson family has quite literally had their hands on nearly every single 747 built, working on the production line in Everett, Washington
Boeing 747, the "Queen of the Skies," flying off into history
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American History
Aviation
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Everett
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Manufacturing this bird was a Generational Project. They had a family on the news that the Father, retired, was involved in development and his son who was getting close to retirement was a Quality Engineer on the final airframe coming out of the production facility.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
And we had a special loader that we used for putting cargo on the cargo version of this airframe...
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Nostalgic! While I believe 70 is the new 30, as a Jig Fabricator in the Renton plant, recall working on the two 737 prototypes, and modeling the 747 and SST (remember those?). Now, a few miles away at Pima Air Park those old 747s airframes are being refitted as amazingly luxurious air palaces for folks who make more $$$ than we do.
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