Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
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Top speed | 604 km/h |
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Retired | 1978 |
Range | 6,920 km |
Engine types | Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major |
Unit cost | 1,205,000–1,205,000 USD (1944) |
Number built | 77 (total of 888 in all variants) |
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ID | 1947217 |
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.