Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/Howard-Hughes--Stratoliner-SB-307B-On-Ramp-2F3XC5K8R7Q.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarStratoliner SB-307B CabinStratoliner SB-307B BarStratoliner SB-307B Lavatory EntranceStratoliner SB-307B Forward Passenger CompartmentStratoliner SB-307B Cutaway ViewStratoliner SB-307B Fuel Tanks Restored PAA 307 Stratoliner LavatoryRestored PAA 307 Stratoliner LavatoryRestored PAA 307 Stratoliner GalleyView AllView more with similar tones Howard Hughes' Stratoliner SB-307B On RampBuy A Print or License This PhotoWhat Type of Order?Usage:In 1938 Howard Hughes approached Boeing about buying a 307 Stratocruiser for his attempt to break his own around-the-world flight record. Boeing told him that he had to wait until the company had fulfilled orders from TWA and Pan Am. Mr. Hughes did not want to wait, so he bought TWA and diverted their first airplane to his own use – that airplane became the one and only SB-307B, a modified Boeing 307 Stratoliner that included extra fuel tanks for the record flight. The onset of WWII prevented Hughes from making his record attempt. Following the War he had famed industrial designer Raymond Loewy remodel the plane into a luxurious personal transport. The cabin featured a kitchen and bar, sleeping quarters, and a powder room. Hughes rarely used the plane and it was eventually sold. SB-307B was severely damaged in a 1964 hurricane and scrapped. In 1969 the fuselage was recovered and made into a luxury houseboat.BI232385 (HS2424)Maximum size:6035px × 3465px (~59 MB)20.1in × 11.5in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1930s-307 Stratoliner-airfields-airplanes-airports-comfort-commercial-commercial passenger planes-copy space-day-exteriors-flight lines-full body views-fuselages-glare-ground shots-haze-historic production status-landing gears-left side views-main wheels-monoplanes-one of a kind aircraft-other livery-photos-propeller planes-propellers-propulsion systems-structural systems-tail wheels-tails-tarmac-The Flying Penthouse-vintage / retro-wheels-windowsRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:Miscellany