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Dolphin
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Model 80A Lavatory and Entrance Door
Model 80A with Stewardess and Passenger
Passengers on Model 80A Steps
Flight Attendants Beside a Model 80A
Model 80A with Stewardess and Passengers
Model 80A with Stewardess and Passengers
Model 80A Flight Deck
Model 80A Loading Passengers
Sightseers next to Model 80A
Model 80A Loading Passengers
Model 80 Stewardess Serving Passengers Coffee
Model 80A Loading Passengers
William E. Boeing and William M. Allen Inspect the Dash 80 Assembly
William M. Allen with Models of Jet Transport
Model 80A Nacelle Inspection
Boeing Model 80-A in Flight
Transporting the MB-3A
Model 80A Transport at Boeing Field
Model 80A in Flight with Clouds
Model 80A Transport on Ground
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Bill Boeing Onboard a Douglas Dolphin
The success of the Dolphin, a military amphibian, helped Douglas survive the Great Depression.
It began as the twin-engine "Sinbad," intended to be a luxury "air yacht." It was a high-wing monoplane, with its engines mounted above the wing. Its six to eight passengers looked out picture windows, and their baggage was stored in a 30-cubic-foot area.
Sinbad had no market during the luxury-deprived era. However, 59 of the next version, the Dolphin, were built between 1931 and 1934. The Dolphin retracted its landing gear for water landings and was adapted to meet customer requirements, both military and civilian. It evolved into 17 variants. Among the first purchasers were the Wilmington - Calantina Airline and Standard Oil of New Jersey.
The wealthy Vanderbilt family bought two. One, called "Rover," was sold to William Boeing, who took delivery of his Dolphin in 1934, just before he left the company he founded. Still flying in 1977 it was the last known survivor of the Dolphin series.
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BI218952
Boeing ID
p17727
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4984px × 3994px 19MB
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