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Boeing 314

Pan Am president Juan Trippe ordered the Boeing 314 flying boat in 1936 specifically for the planned transatlantic route. The aircraft had a maximum range of 5,700 kilometers (3,500 miles), and on shorter flights it could carry up to 74 passengers and a crew of 10.

Gift of Pan American World Airways

Display Status

This object is on display in America by Air at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

America by Air

Object Details

Date

ca. 1938

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

MODELS-Aircraft

Physical Description

Commercial advertising cutaway model of a Boeing 314 clipper four engine, passenger flying boat in Pan American livery of silver with orange striping and black hull and glare panel. With figures and detailed compartments. 1:16 scale. Circa 1938.

Dimensions

3-D: 209.6 x 27.9 x 44.5cm (82 1/2 x 11 x 17 1/2 in.)

Materials

Wood
Paint

Inventory Number

A19480178001

Credit Line

Gift of Pan American World Airways System

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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