Boeing to roll out last 747 jumbo jet from Washington state factory

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After more than half a century, Boeing is set to roll its last 747 out of a Washington state factory.

The jumbo jet which has taken on numerous roles as a cargo plane, a commercial aircraft capable of carrying nearly 500 passengers and as the Air Force One presidential aircraft debuted in 1969. It was the largest commercial aircraft in the world and the first with two aisles, and it still towers over most other planes.