Boeing XC-97 Stratofreighter, 43-27470 / 8481, Boeing Company
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Registration: 43-27470
Construction Number: 8481
Model Boeing XC-97 Stratofreighter
Operator: Boeing Company
Airport: In Flight, International Airspace
Photographer: R.A.Scholefield Collection
Date Taken: 1945
Date Submitted: 18/07/2011
This was the prototype C-97, first flying on 09.11.44. It is fitted with the initial lower fin and rudder. Obtained from Boeing over 50 years ago.
Picture ID:1302291