The 707 is 60

"July 15, 1954, was a Day of  Monumental Change.  Aviation change, that is.  World change.  Today is the Anniversary of that event - an event that changed the course of commercial aviation, the world, and certainly of the Boeing Airplane Company.

It is the 60th Anniversary of the First Flight of the 707 Prototype - the Dash 80.  The product of a bunch of engineers who probably lived in Bellevue, Washington, wore wing-tipped shoes with argyle socks , white shirts with pocket protectors, and carried K & E slipsticks (slide rules.)  They produced a machine that - on a dozen levels - changed the world."----From the site Welcome to Trains, Planes, and......  

Roll Out of first 707

The above text and pics are courtesy of the site mentioned.

The 367-80 flew about two months before I was born.

The rest of the story is at the link below. Enjoy.

The Boeing 707 is 60