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First Commercial Jet Lands at Idlewild in Historic Flight
The first American jet airliner, the Boeing 707, landed quietly at Idlewild Airport after a 13 hour 24 minute test flight from San Juan Puerto Rico. Pan American World Airways aims to start Europe service this fall with London and Paris routes planned for November.
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