BOEING 707 PROTOYPE ARRIVES AT WASHINGTON DULLES AIRPORT AFTER FINAL FLIGHT, 2003-08-27 (photo)

The 367-80, the Boeing 707 prototype better known as the "Dash 80," lands for the last time following its final flight, August 27, 2003 at Washington Dulles International Airport. The Dash 80, which first flew in 1954, is one of the most significant aircraft in the world, helping to usher in affordable jet transportation to the masses. The aircraft, which was preceded by less successful British and Russian jet airliners, became even more noteworthy when in 1955 test pilot Alvin "Tex" Johnson performed a double barrel roll during an air show in Washington state, astonishing thousands of people, including officials from the airlines and from Boeing, who had no idea Johnson was going to perform the maneuver. The aircraft, which led to production versions of the KC-135 air refuelling tanker and several of Boeing's famous "seven" series of airliners such as the 707, 727, 737 and 757, will reside inside the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum's Steven F.