Joe Sutter, ‘Father Of The 747,’ Dies At 95

Credit: Boeing
LOS ANGELES—Joe Sutter, dubbed “Father of the 747” by the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, has died. He was 95. The cause of death was not revealed. As the former chief engineer of Boeing’s 747 program, Sutter is credited with leading the development of the first...

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