Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter photograph

Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter

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Top speed604 km/h
Retired1978
Range6,920 km
Engine typesPratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major
Unit cost1,205,000–1,205,000 USD (1944)
Number built77 (total of 888 in all variants)
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1947217
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About Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter


The Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter was a long-range heavy military cargo aircraft developed from the B-29 and B-50 bombers. Design work began in 1942, the first of three prototype XC-97s flew on 9 November 1944, and the first of six service-test YC-97s flew on 11 March 1947.

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