Boeing 307 on public view today

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http://www.museumofflight.org/visit/calendar/display.html?Date=2003-06-14

 "GREETINGS AND FAREWELL TO THE 307" (Featured Event)

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The phoenix-like Boeing 307 Stratoliner?the only one of its type remaining
in the world?visits the Museum for its ?farewell rollout.? The first
pressurized airliner, the Stratoliner emerged in 2001 from six years of
painstaking restoration by Boeing Co. volunteers. Just months later, the
airplane was forced to ditch in Seattle?s Elliott Bay following a loss of
power during a crew proficiency flight. Back to the restoration shop! Now,
the gleaming 1940 airliner is ready for its final public debut on the Museum
of Flight Ramp on June 14. It will remain on display at the Museum through
June 15, after which it will leave Seattle forever to be displayed at the
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in Virginia. Stratoliner restoration
crew chief Gary Dawson will discuss the efforts to return the aircraft to
the skies in a multimedia presentation at 2:00 p.m.

posted by Antoin Daltun

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