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The Last Boeing 747 Leaves the Factory

The Last Boeing 747 Leaves the Factory
More than a half-century ago, Boeing unveiled the 747, a massive aircraft that brought air travel to the masses. Nicknamed the “Queen of the Skies,” it may be the most widely recognized commercial airplane in the world. “It’s one of the great ones,” said Shea Oakley, who runs an aviation history consulting firm and is a former executive director of the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey. “If you had to make...

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