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Model 40 (Mailplane)
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Model 40A Mailplane Assembly
Model 40B-4 Mailplane Manufacturing
Model 40C and Model 95 Mailplane Manufacturing
Model 40C in Boeing Factory
Unloading a Model 40A Mailplane
Model 40A Flight Line
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Model 40A Mailplane Cockpit
Partial Assembly, F3B-1
Model 40A on Ground
Boeing Model 40C at Gorst's Field
Model 40B-4 Mailplane Radio Ship Model
Engine Installation Mail Plane 40-A
Boeing Model 40A Mail Plane in Flight Above Nevada's Ruby Mountains
Model 40A Soars over Nevada’s Ruby Mountains
40A Mail Plane
Model 40B mailplane
Boeing Model 40A Mail Plane
DH-4 Assembly
Boeing Model 40 with Special Passenger
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In May 1927 Boeing won the bidding for the San Francisco-to-Chicago airmail route with a bid of $2.89 per pound of mail — half of what it cost the Postal Service to fly it. Boeing was able to offer a lower bid based on the performance of a brand new Boeing plane, the Model 40A. The Model 40A was the company's first successful commercial aircraft; was more economical to operate and could carry more mail and passengers than its competitors. The biplane had a crew of one, a compartment for and a small cabin for two passengers. Boeing built 25 of the model 40As and delivered all of them within 40 days.
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BI230979
Boeing ID
1520b
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2402px × 1940px 4MB
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RM
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1920s
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Model 40A
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Plant I
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