As a 6 year-old in 1959 my family and I rode on the first TWA 707 flight into St Louis. Being so young I don't remember much of the flight except how very loud it was.
I saw a couple of 720s, too. Thank you for including those! Also interesting to see were a few 707s powered by Rolls Royce power plants. They are the ones with air compressors atop all four engines, IINM.
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