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130-Ton Plane Flies Well on First Test

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1749
Date Released
4 Dec 1947
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Light Blues Beat Oxford
  2. 2130-Ton Plane Flies Well on First Test
  3. 3Blind Soldier Opens Haulage Business
  4. 4Super Cars Earn Dollars in States
  5. 5Mills Wins Come Back on Points
  6. 6C of I Trailer: Your Stamp Duty

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
American’s latest and biggest land plane, the XC-99, has trial flight at San Diego. She is capable of carrying four hundred fully armed troops.
Keywords
Aviation
Library number
16630
Length of story (in feet)
83

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Notes
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