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A Boeing 307 Stratoliner aircraft at the Albuquerque Airport
A Boeing 307 Stratoliner aircraft at the Albuquerque Airport
A Boeing 307 Stratoliner aircraft at the Albuquerque Airport

A Boeing 307 Stratoliner aircraft at the Albuquerque Airport

Photographer
Date1940
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions3 5/16 × 4 9/16 in. (8.4 × 11.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John L. Fertig, Jr.
Object numberPA1995.053.010
DescriptionSeveral people look at a Boeing 307 Stratoliner on the tarmac at the Albuquerque Airport. This aircraft was used as a long-range cargo plane for the United States Air Force in WWII. It was also the first commercial aircraft with a pressurized cabin, so it could fly at higher altitutudes than previous aircraft. The negative of this print is at 1993.001.037.
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