Oldest Operational Boeing 707?

In article , leslie wrote:

It was over Lake Washington; this site includes some photos shot from
the Dash-80 during the rolls:

On August 7, 1955, Alvin M. "Tex" Johnston stuns the crowd at the
Seafair Gold Cup hydroplane race on Lake Washington by barrel (or
aileron) rolling the prototype Dash-80, the precursor to the Boeing
707, thus launching the era of the modern commercial jet.

Is someone going to roll a 367-80 over Lake Washington on August 7, 2005
to properly commemorate the 50th anniversary of that event?

-Dan

Dan Foster wrote:

Is someone going to roll a 367-80 over Lake Washington on August 7, 2005
to properly commemorate the 50th anniversary of that event?

I doubt it. There is only one 367-80, and it is parked at the
Smithsonian at Washington Dulles airport.

doubt it since there's only ONE of them and it's in the Smithsonian air and
space museum ;-)

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In article , leslie
wrote:

It was over Lake Washington; this site includes some photos shot from
the Dash-80 during the rolls:

On August 7, 1955, Alvin M. "Tex" Johnston stuns the crowd at the
Seafair Gold Cup hydroplane race on Lake Washington by barrel (or
aileron) rolling the prototype Dash-80, the precursor to the Boeing
707, thus launching the era of the modern commercial jet.

Is someone going to roll a 367-80 over Lake Washington on August 7, 2005
to properly commemorate the 50th anniversary of that event?

-Dan

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In article , leslie
wrote:

It was over Lake Washington; this site includes some photos shot from
the Dash-80 during the rolls:

On August 7, 1955, Alvin M. "Tex" Johnston stuns the crowd at the
Seafair Gold Cup hydroplane race on Lake Washington by barrel (or
aileron) rolling the prototype Dash-80, the precursor to the Boeing
707, thus launching the era of the modern commercial jet.

Is someone going to roll a 367-80 over Lake Washington on August 7, 2005
to properly commemorate the 50th anniversary of that event?

doubt it since there's only ONE of them and it's in the Smithsonian air
and
space museum ;-)

Couldn't we use a regular old 707 then?

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ask Travolta, he might do it. ;-)

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In article , leslie
wrote:

It was over Lake Washington; this site includes some photos shot
from
the Dash-80 during the rolls:

On August 7, 1955, Alvin M. "Tex" Johnston stuns the crowd at the
Seafair Gold Cup hydroplane race on Lake Washington by barrel (or
aileron) rolling the prototype Dash-80, the precursor to the
Boeing
707, thus launching the era of the modern commercial jet.

Is someone going to roll a 367-80 over Lake Washington on August 7,
2005
to properly commemorate the 50th anniversary of that event?

doubt it since there's only ONE of them and it's in the Smithsonian air
and
space museum ;-)

Couldn't we use a regular old 707 then?

--
Goliath & Wildwing's Storage Room
http://anatidae.homestead.com/
The 8th Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles
http://gathering.gargoyles-fans.org
Gargoyles SETI@home group
http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/s...am_167065.html

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 06:01:49 -0400, James Robinson
wrote:

Dan Foster wrote:

Is someone going to roll a 367-80 over Lake Washington on August 7, 2005
to properly commemorate the 50th anniversary of that event?

I doubt it. There is only one 367-80, and it is parked at the
Smithsonian at Washington Dulles airport.

Which will open up to the p[ublic in December!

scott wrote:

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 06:01:49 -0400, James Robinson
wrote:

Dan Foster wrote:

Is someone going to roll a 367-80 over Lake Washington on August 7, 2005
to properly commemorate the 50th anniversary of that event?

I doubt it. There is only one 367-80, and it is parked at the
Smithsonian at Washington Dulles airport.

Which will open up to the p[ublic in December!

12/15/03, 10 AM

I'll be there, but I have to work :-)

Margy
FCPS Aerospace Educator in Residence
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
National Air and Space Museum