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Douglas/Northrop Gamma 2A "Sky Chief"
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Douglas/Northrop Gamma 2A "Sky Chief"

The Douglas/Northrop Gamma was a sleek, all-metal aircraft that led to a series of military light-attack airplanes. John K. Northrop returned to Douglas to build six Gammas between 1932 and 1937, followed by 12 Deltas. A second batch of Gammas was built from 1934 to 1936. Of the 61 Gammas built, 49 were produced for the Chinese and others were custom-built for private owners, including the Texas Company (later Texaco). Frank Hawks piloted his Gamma 2A "Sky Chief" from Los Angeles to New York in a record 13 hours, 26 minutes, and 15 seconds on June 2, 1933. The Gamma was the second in the series of all-metal airplanes designed by Jack Northrop. The first was the Alpha that Northrop developed when his research company was bought by United Aircraft and Transportation, the holding company controlling all the Boeing enterprises in 1930. The Alpha carried passengers in an enclosed cabin, along with 465 pounds (209 kg) of mail -- but the pilot still sat outside in an open cockpit. The Gamma and the third in the series, the Delta, had enclosed cockpits and were the first aircraft built at the El Segundo, Calif., plant. 
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Unique identifier BI41998 
Boeing ID gamma-es-98 
Type Image 
Size 2835px × 2223px   6MB 
License type RM 
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1930s
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