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Today marks the end of a chapter in aviation history with the last flight of the Boeing 2707. Pan Am Flight 4860 from Honolulu to San Fransisco touched down at San Fransisco International Airport thirty minutes ago. The terminal was crowded with onlookers who come to watch the end of the last flight of a supersonic airliner.

Flight 4860 marks the end of four decades of 2707 operations by Pan Am. Japan Airlines was the first to retire the 2707 in April 2016, followed by Hawaiian Airlines in December 2016 and American Airlines in February 2017.
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