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Constitution Airliner 1946
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Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unknown / unclear.
Shots of newest and largest American Air Liner the 92 ton Lockheed "Constitution" built for the US Navy.
Aircraft is towed from its hanger by a tractor. People beside plane give good comparison of size. Tail...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 65980
- Sort Number:
- UN 1522 G
- Time in/Out:
- 01:18:44:00 / 01:21:39:00
- Canister:
- UN 1522 G
- Film ID:
- 2323.07
- Issue Date:
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The aircraft shown is a Lockeed XR60-1, named "Constitution", (Later known as a Lockheed R6V). It was just one of two of its type ever built.