The aircraft, bearing the registration N708PA and named Clipper Constitution by its owner Pan American World Airways (Pan Am), [1] was the first Boeing 707 ever built that had made the first flight of the type on 20 December 1957.

PanAm Flight PA292 was a scheduled service from Fort-de-France, Martinique to New York with en route stops at Saint John's, Antigua, Christiansted, St Croix, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. An IFR flight plan had been filed for the 30-minute leg to Antigua. Cruising altitude would be FL165.

Narrative:A Boeing 707-121B passenger plane, operated by Pan American World Airways, was destroyed when it flew into the side of Chances Peak, Montserrat. All 21 passengers and nine crew members were killed.

Sep 17, 2022 · The aircraft, a seven-year-old Boeing 707-100 named "Clipper Constitution" with the registration N708PA, was on a flight from Fort-de-France to Antigua and Barbuda when it crashed into Chances Peak, a 3,002 feet active volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat.

20 December 1957: The first production Boeing 707 jet-powered commercial airliner, N708PA, made its first flight at Renton, Washington. Alvin M. “Tex” Johnston, Boeing’s Chief of Flight Test, was in command, with co-pilot James R. Gannet and flight engineer Tom Layne.

N708PA (Serial Number 17586, Line Number 1) was a Model 707-121. The new airliner had been sold to Pan American World Airways, the launch customer, as part of an order for twenty 707s in October 1955.

Dec 20, 2024 · On October 28, 1957, the first production Boeing 707 jet-powered commercial airliner, serial number 17586 (Line Number 1), was rolled out at the Boeing aircraft assembly plant at Renton, Washington. Being part of the initial order for Pan Am, s/n 17586 was assigned the registration number N708PA.

20 December 1957: The first production Boeing 707 jet-powered commercial airliner, N708PA, made its first flight at Renton, Washington. Alvin M. “Tex” Johnston, Boeing’s Chief of Flight Test, was in command, with co-pilot James R. Gannet and flight engineer Tom Layne. Takeoff was at 12:30 p.m., PST.

Everything you need to know about N708PA (1957 Boeing 707-121 C/N 17586, Rans S-6ES Coyote II C/N 07081891) including aircraft data, history and photos

N708PA was the first true 707, having a slightly wider fuselage than the Boeing 367-80 prototype and the KC-135 (Model 717) Stratotankers in the background. Rolled out on 28 October 1957, first flown on 20 December and delivered to Pan Am on 30 November 1958. Photo from: Boeing.