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Luxury liner for a new super-airway
Luxury liner for a new super-airway

Luxury liner for a new super-airway

Date8/1/1940
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Original Toronto Star caption: Luxury liner for a new super-airway: With the delivery of the first 4-engine Boeing Stratoliner to TWA; American air travelers can look forward to a new super-highway of the air. For this new 33-passenger transport is the first in the world equipped with a cabin-supercharging system to make possible fast and comfortable flight at altitudes up to 20;000 feet. [Incomplete]
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0003615F
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