Boing 747 – Selldon Photography

Maiden Commercial Flight of the Boing 747 (1970)

Jan 22, 2026Selldon0150 Aircraft, Selective Coloration1970, 22/01, Boing 747, Jumbo Jet, Maiden Flight, NY to London 22/01

Today we celebrate the beginning of an era. On the 22nd of January 1970 the first Boing 747 was put into commercial service on a trip from New York to…

First Test Flight of the Shuttle Enterprise (1977)

Apr 18, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration18/04, 1977, Boing, Boing 747, SCA, scale model, scale models, Shuttle, Space Shuttle

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One (N905NA) is a 747-100 model, while the other (N911NA)…