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Model 307 Stratoliner
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Stratoliner SB-307B Cabin
Stratoliner SB-307B Bar
Stratoliner SB-307B Cutaway View
Looking Up at the Gleaming 307 Stratoliner
Stratoliner SB-307B Forward Passenger Compartment
Stratoliner SB-307B Lavatory Entrance
Stratoliner SB-307B Fuel Tanks
Stewardesses Under 307 Stratoliner, Pointing at Propellers
Restored 307 Stratoliner Tail
307 Stratoliner on Tarmac
Painting the 307 Stratoliner Tail
Restored 307 Stratoliner Tail
Restored 307 Stratoliner Tail
Restored 307 Stratoliner Nose
Restored 307 Stratoliner Windows
Restored 307 Stratoliner
Model 307 Stratoliner with Stewardess on Tail
307 Stratoliner Flying High
Restored 307 Stratoliner Engines
Restored 307 Stratoliner Tail
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Howard Hughes' Stratoliner SB-307B On Ramp
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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BI232385
Boeing ID
HS2424
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