| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC17313 |
| Fleet number: | 351 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3B-202 |
| C/n (msn): | 1923 |
| Operator Titles: | TWA - Transcontinental and Western Air |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Kansas City - Charles B Wheeler DowntownMap |
| Region / Country: | Missouri, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KMKC IATA: MKC Local: MKC Other: - |
| Photo Date: | June 1937 to December 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 667559 |
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TWA had its headquarters in Kansas City. This is Hangar 1 at KMKC, now home to the TWA Museum. Maintenance moved to the B-25 plant in Fairfax, across the Missouri River, after WWII, but a flood destroyed that and the Kansas City Overhaul Base was built adjacent to what became Kansas City International Airport (KMCI). Here we see two DC-3B Sky Sleepers, the second being NC17317. They were delivered in mid-1937 and do not yet wear the slogan 'The Lindbergh Line' which disappeared again from late 1938. Photo from: SFO Museum This photo was added on 18 March 2024, and has since been viewed 305 times. |