1945 - Boeing Stratocruiser travels from coast to coast and lands in Washington

 


The Boeing Stratocruiser is a flying airplane which has been tested and proved. The "bugs" have been eliminated through exhaustive tests and as a result of B-29 and B-17 combat experience. After the C-97 flew across the continent faster than had any other aircraft regardless of type or size, it landed in Washington without requiring maintenance attention for a single mechanical part. 

Through nearly three decades, Boeing has consistently pioneered significant aeronautical advancements. Boeing developed and produced such outstanding four-engine aircraft as the Flying Fortress, the transocean Clipper and the Stratoliner. This background enabled Boeing to produce the Superfortress, the C-97—and now the Stratocruiser, a postwar airliner that will have a great effect on peacetime air transportation. 

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