BOEING 707 PROTYPE TAXIES IN FOLLOWING ITS LAST FLIGHT EVER, 2003-08-27 (photo)

The 367-80, the Boeing 707 prototype better known as the "Dash 80," taxies in under its own power for the last time as ground personnel prepare to place chocks under its wheels, 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.