The British were silent: as the Tu-104 was surprised by the West

17 Jun 1955 held the first test flight of the Tu-104. The tests were successful, and the following year launched the serial production of the aircraft began to operate regular flights. For several years he remained the world's only functioning jet aircraft of civil aviation. Tu-104 flew to the town of Union until the end of 1979 until it was finally replaced by machines in the next generation.

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