Aircraft Photo of 98 | Boeing 377(M) Stratocruiser | Israel - Air Force | AirHistory.net #110954
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:98
Military Code:4X-FPX
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (367)
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
Aircraft Version:Boeing 377(M) Stratocruiser
C/n (msn):15963
Operator Titles:Israel - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:London - GatwickMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGKK   IATA: LGW   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1970
Photo by:M D West
Photo ID: 110954
Photo Comment

An ex Pan Am civil built Stratocruiser. this had the side cargo door while two others had swingtails. Later the Israelis got ex USAF C-97s. The rarest 'Strat' I saw was the YC-97 which passed through Heathrow to Israel and was derived from the B-29 with Wright engines and 2024 alloy structure. It was apparently used to ferry Magisters to Katanga.

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