Boeing 747SP / Pan Am Experimental and Prototypes believed that missile technology had

believed that missile technology had evolved to the point where manned interceptor aircraft were obsolete

a ground-attack aircraft and a reconnaissance aircraft

resulting in outstanding maneuverability

Boeing 707 Continental Airlines airplane model

but most of the B-26s subsequently assigned to operational theaters were sent to England and the Mediterranean area

Boeing 747SP / Pan Am Experimental and Prototypes believed that missile technology had747SP Pan Am airplane model. The SP suffix in 747SP stands for Special Performance, and points to the ultra long range abilities of this 747 variant that preceded the current 747 400 by 15 years. The 747SP's range is best illustrated by the spate of long range distance records it set in the mid 1970s. The most prominent of those was the delivery flight of a South African Airways SP, which over March 23 24 1976 flew nonstop with 50 passengers from