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On Monday, Boeing's 747-8 Freighter took to the air for its first flight from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., joining the 787 Dreamliner in a test flight regimen. The 747-8F is the cargo version of the passenger plane that will take Boeing's flagship jumbo jet into the 21st century.
February 8, 2010 2:33 PM PST
Photo by: Daniel Terdiman/CNET
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