Three particularly iconic aircraft were invented in the late 60s. Supersonic Concorde first flew in 1969 and she was whizzing passengers from London to Bahrain for a princely £356 (almost £3,000/$3,670 in 2023’s money) seven years later. Meanwhile the iconic 747 hit the skies in 1969 and entered regular service with US flag carrier Pan Am less than a ye…
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