Museum quality Boeing 377 Stratocruiser display mahogany plane, perfect gift for pilots and collectors.
Model Airplane: 377 Stratocruiser aircraft
Manufacturer: Boeing
Company: Pan American World Airways
Model Airplane Factory offers handmade Boeing 377 stratocruiser model plane, artistically created from the finest grade of kiln-dried Mahogany wood. After carving the wood, the Pan Am 377 Stratocruiser model airplane will undergo stages of fine sanding, between primer coats, to produce a silky smooth finish ready for final painting. Pan Am Stratocruiser 377 desktop model will be painted according to the specific color scheme of the actual 377 aircraft for their historical significance and authenticity.
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser suffered 13 hull-loss accidents between 1951 and 1970 with a total of 140 fatalities. The worst single accident occurred on April 29, 1952; separation of the number two engine and propeller from Pan Am Flight 202 caused it to crash in the jungle near Carolina, Brazil, killing all forty-one passengers and nine crew. In the 1960s, Aero Spacelines modified several Stratocruisers to make oversized transports dubbed "Guppys". The first of these was the Pregnant Guppy, followed by the Super Guppy, and finally the Mini Guppy.
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