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Model 307 Stratoliner
Model 307 Stratoliner 
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Stratoliner SB-307B Bar
Stratoliner SB-307B Bar 
Stratoliner SB-307B Cabin
Stratoliner SB-307B Cabin 
Stratoliner SB-307B Lavatory Entrance
Stratoliner SB-307B Lavatory Entrance 
Stratoliner SB-307B Fuel Tanks
Stratoliner SB-307B Fuel Tanks
Stratoliner SB-307B Cutaway View
Stratoliner SB-307B Cutaway View 
Howard Hughes' Stratoliner SB-307B On Ramp
Howard Hughes' Stratoliner SB-307B On Ramp 
Restored PAA 307 Stratoliner Passenger Cabin
Restored PAA 307 Stratoliner Passenger Cabin 
Restored PAA 307 Stratoliner Lavatory
Restored PAA 307 Stratoliner Lavatory 
Restored PAA 307 Stratoliner Lavatory
Restored PAA 307 Stratoliner Lavatory 
Passengers on the 307 Stratoliner
Passengers on the 307 Stratoliner 
Bedtime in 307 Stratoliner 12-ft-Wide Cabin
Bedtime in 307 Stratoliner 12-ft-Wide Cabin
Mt. Rainier Under a Stratoliner Wing
Mt. Rainier Under a Stratoliner Wing 
Restored PAA 307 Stratoliner Radioman's Station
Restored PAA 307 Stratoliner Radioman's Station 
307 Stratoliner Flight Deck, 1940
307 Stratoliner Flight Deck, 1940 
Restored PAA 307 Stratoliner Galley
Restored PAA 307 Stratoliner Galley 
Boeing 307 Stratoliner Radio Officer's Station
Boeing 307 Stratoliner Radio Officer's Station 
Restored 307 Stratoliner
Restored 307 Stratoliner 
307 Stratoliner Over Mountains
307 Stratoliner Over Mountains 
Sleeping Berths in the Luxurious 307 Stratoliner
Sleeping Berths in the Luxurious 307 Stratoliner 
Restored PAA 307 Stratoliner Flight Deck
Restored PAA 307 Stratoliner Flight Deck 
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Stratoliner SB-307B Forward Passenger Compartment

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. 
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Unique identifier BI232375 
Boeing ID 11700B 
Type Image 
Size 5681px × 4386px   23MB 
License type RM 
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