Boeing 247 (click to enlarge)
In many ways the Boeing 24 was the first modern airliner.
The sleek 247 was fast, and on its first scheduled flight on May 22, 1933, a Boeing Air Transport 247 set a speed record by crossing the United States from San Francisco to New York in just 19½ hours, almost 8 hours faster than any previous airliner.
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Air France began operating six Breguet 393T biplanes between Toulouse and Casablanca in 1934, on the first leg of the Air France service to South America.
Passengers: 10
Pilots: 2
Max. speed 249 km/h
Cruise speed 235 km/h
Wingspan 20.60 m
Length 14.76 m
Range 975 km
Take-off weight: 6,000 kg
Engines: 3 x Gnome-Rhone 7Kd Titan Major radial, 261kW
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Pan Am's China Clipper
Pan American’s China Clipper may be the most famous flying boat of all time.
The China Clipper was one of three Martin M-130′s operated by Pan Am, and it made the first scheduled air mail flight across the Pacific in November, 1935.
[Read more about the China Clipper]
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