| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | D-ABEA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 737 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 737-100 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 737-130 |
| C/n (msn): | 19013 / 2 |
| Operator Titles: | Lufthansa |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Seattle - Boeing Field / King County InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Washington, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBFI IATA: BFI Local: BFI Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1 December 1967 to 24 April 1968 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 307654 |
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The original 737 first flew as long ago as 9 April 1967. The design started out as a 85-seat jet but Lufthansa convinced Boeing to make it a bit bigger. This is line number 2, first flown on 13 May 1967 and delivered to the launch customer on 24 April 1968. Meanwhile Lufthansa had started scheduled services with D-ABEB and D-ABEC on 10 February 1968, and the 737-200 ordered by United was also already flying. 737 production took place at BFI until 1970. Note the so-called blow-in or suck-in doors on the engines, soon to be eliminated. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands) This photo was added on 5 December 2020, and has since been viewed 2558 times. |