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Old 27th Oct 2012, 03:14
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40th anniversary of first A300 flight

On this day in 1972, the first A300 took to the skies, marking the first flight of a European built widebody and also, the first flight of a widebody twin engined airliner - a concept that now dominates long haul aviation.

JetPhotos.Net Photo » EP-ICF (CN: 173) Iran Air Cargo Airbus A300B4-203(F) by John Fitzpatrick
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