#boeing 247

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A United Air Lines’ Boeing 247 in the maintenance hanger.

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The revolutionary , developed in 1933, was an all-metal, twin-engine airplane and the first modern passenger airliner. It had a gyro panel for instrument flying, an autopilot, pneumatically operated de-icing equipment, a variable-pitch propeller and retractable landing gear. Seventy-five 247s were built. Boeing Air Transport flew 60 Model 247s. United Aircraft Corp. flew 10, and the rest went to Deutsche Lufthansa and a private owner in China. The 247s remained in airline service until World War II, when several were converted into C-73 transports and trainers. Some were still flying in the late 1960s

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Boeing 247D NC13304 takes on cargo at Chicago, Illinois, in 1933. In October of that year, it would become the first victim of airliner sabotage in history. No suspect or motive was ever found for planting the bomb that blew off the tail and killed the three crewmembers and four passengers aboard.

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Heroes of battle of Gettysburg paid tribute by surviving brothers-in-arms. Washington, D.C., May 30 (LOC) by The Library of Congress Via Flickr: See the full title below to learn about the unconventional (but pretty modern!) method of Memorial Day decorating that these Civil War veterans employed. Our question: Did they really open the windows to distribute the flowers?? This is one of several Memorial Day images featured in a recent Picture This blog post Remembering the Fallen in Photographs. -------- Harris & Ewing, photographer Heroes of battle of Gettysburg paid tribute by surviving brothers-in-arms. Washington, D.C., May 30, Although there are only a few of the boys in blue and gray left, two of them were strong enough today, Memorial Day, to drop flowers from the air on the Gettysburg battlefield to honor their comrades who lost their lives in this historic battle of the Civil War. Here we see, left to right: William H. Jackson, 95, of Washington, D.C., 5/30/38 1938 May 30. 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller Notes: • Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. • Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. • General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec Subjects: • United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.). Format: Glass negatives. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hec.24682 Call Number: LC-H22-D- 4050

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The Boeing 247-D.

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Two types of models: Lucille Ball and the Boeing 247-D.

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An United Airlines early Boeing 247 prominently displayed in the “Century of Progress in Transportation” exhibition at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.

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Boeing 247