| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N18E |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 247 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 247 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 247D |
| C/n (msn): | 1722 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Wroughton (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGDT IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Science Museum Wroughton |
| Photo Date: | 30 August 2005 |
| Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
| Photo ID: | 351256 |
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Delivered to United Air Lines in 1933 as NC13340, first as a Boeing 247, converted to 247D in July 1935. To the CAA (predecessor of the FAA) in 1942 as NC18. Sold in 1947, to N18 in 1949, and served with various companies. Reregistered as N18E in 1953. Acquired by the Wings and Wheels Museum at Orlando, FL in 1977. The museum closed in December 1981, and the Boeing was bought by the Science Museum in a Christie's auction. An epic delivery flight then took this rare aircraft through Reykjavik, Dublin and Cardiff on 29/30 July 1982. The final leg to Wroughton was flown on 3 August 1982. This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 April 2021, and has since been viewed 409 times. |