Since Fall 2020, he has been restoring the cockpit of a Boeing 707—his favorite airplane—in his barn. Fadis retired from his career as a New York State housing official some five years ago ...

On Friday, May 14, 1954, just after 4 p.m., the “Model 707” prototype – also known as the “Dash 80” – debuted at the Boeing factory in Renton on the shores of Lake Washington.