| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NX8000H |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas 1015 Cloudster II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas 1015 Cloudster II |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas 1015 Cloudster II |
| C/n (msn): | 43113 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Santa Monica - MunicipalMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KSMO IATA: SMO Local: SMO Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 757386 |
| Photo Comment |
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Based on XB-42 Mixmaster technology, Douglas designed this five-seat executive aircraft and also an 48-passenger airliner called the DC-8. The sole Cloudster II only flew two times in 1947, suffering from vibrations in the long propeller shaft, overheating and cost overruns. Photo assumed taken in Santa Monica where the prototype was still present ten years later. It ended up with a boy scout group. Photo from: Douglas This photo was added on 10 December 2024, and has since been viewed 413 times. |