Photo probably taken on 27 July 1949 when the Stratocruiser landed at the new Kloten airport for the first time. AOA changed this aircraft's name twice in just one year - a habit inherited by Pan Am. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich

Photo probably taken on 4 September 1949 when Flagship Europe was the first Stratocruiser to visit Schiphol. Aircraft delivered on 30 July 1949. Later renamed Flagship Great Britain. Airline absorbed by Pan Am on 25 September 1950. Aircraft withdrawn in 1960, to Aero Spacelines in 1963. Damaged beyond repair in a ground collision with N402Q in August 1967. Photo by: Henk Hofland / The Utrecht Archives

Constructed using major sections of B377 Stratocruiser N1038V, ex Pan Am, and retaining its original Boeing c/n.

Owned by Erickson Air-Crane. Registration cancelled 1999. Displayed at Medford in USAF markings

Built as a 377 and delivered to Pan American World Airways in September 1949 as N1038V. Initially it was named Clipper Constitution, later renamed Clipper Hotspur. Withdrawn from use and stored at New York in 1960. To Boeing, (August 1960), Lee Mansdorf & Co. (October 1960) and Aero Spacelines (1963), where it was converted to a 377SGT. By August 1965 it was registered N1038V again. In September 1965, the aircraft was involved in an incident at/near Mojave (CA); the airframe failed in-flight (while cruising). The factors included separation in flight and damage was substantial. The aircraft was able to make an emergency landing and there were no fatalities. NASA have had 2 377's registered as N940NS, the other one being c/n 16724.

Georgia Air Guard

To MASDC May 4, 1965. She was returned to USAF service on 23 April 1970. Put on display at NAS JRB Forth Worth, Texas. Purchased by a private party in December 2001 and trucked to Colorado Springs, Colorado, and used as a restaurant.

Stored at Davis Monthan AFB with park code CH183 on 06 April 1965. Returned to service as a KC-97L 05 March 1970, back to MASDC Davis-Monthan AFB 03 February 1978 and sold to DMI Aviation for scrap 21 Mar 1984.

Ex Minnesota Air National Guard C-97G freighter operated within MAC (Military Airlift Command). Stored at Davis Monthan.

This Super Guppy had just departed Davis Monthan and I wish I knew what it was transporting. It had been in the area several days. It was an amazing sight.

Operated by Aeromaritime for Airbus Industrie. The nose is swung fully open for loading of a pair of Airbus wings (visible) from Chester bound for Toulouse.

One of two HC-97G (the other a/c 53-126) stationed for a few days at RAAF Base Pearce in support of a USA manned orbital space flight.

A former KC-97G overflying Salt Lake City with the Salt Lake Temple bottom left. Later N52679. Damaged beyond repair in belly landing at Uli, Nigeria on 7 May 1969 while flying in relief aid during Biafran Airlift. Destroyed by rockets fired by a Nigerian MiG-17 the next day. Photo by: Utah State Historical Society

One of two HC-97Gs (the other aircraft was 53-122) stationed for a few days at RAAF Base Pearce in support of a USA manned orbital space flight in late 1966. This aircraft went to MASDC on 20th April 1967, serial number 53-122 followed on the 21st of June 1972.

One of two HC-97G (the other a/c 53-126) stationed for a few days at RAAF Base Pearce in support of a USA manned orbital space flight.

Another nice photo of N1027V, taken in 1949 according to the source. She is named Clipper America in the other 1949 picture, and was Clipper Friendship later. Photo from: City of Portland