Nov 18, 2009 - Sale 2196

Sale 2196 - Lot 74

Price Realized: $ 960
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
DESIGNER UNKNOWN FLY TWA JETS / BOEING 707. Circa 1960s.
40 1/4x25 inches, 102x64 cm.
Condition A-: minor creases and abrasions at edges.
TWA entered the jet age behind many of its competitors with a single Boeing 707 in 1959. The company's owner, Howard Hughes, had made a costly and ultimately unsuccessful investment in Convair jets. However, by 1967 TWA was one of the first airlines in the world to operate an entire jet fleet.