American Airlines First Flight Los Angeles California - New York - Boeing 707

Description

American Airlines
had the distinction of inaugurating the first regular transcontinental jet service with a Boeing 707 aircraft.
The first flight took off from Los Angeles at 12:01 P.M., and arrived at New York’s Idlewild Airport at
7:04 P.M.—an elapsed flying time of 4 hours, 3 minutes.
This cover was carried on the inaugural Air Mail Route 4 flight from Los Angeles, California to New York, New York
(where it was backstamped)
and is listed in the Jet Age Flights Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as J-40.