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T-Bird76
2007-10-27, 04:03 PM
Check this out, I never knew TWA took up post was B17s and converted them for civil transport use. Interesting way of converting an old war bird to a executive transport.

http://www.twaseniorsclub.org/TWAB17/TWAB17.html

N790SW
2007-10-27, 04:42 PM
I wonder what a Southwest B-17 would look like!!!

jran225
2007-10-27, 04:55 PM
Very interesting, Tommy! I had never heard about B-17s being converted into civilian transports, but it must have been a pretty interesting experience for the passengers. Interestingly enough, the Boeing 307 airliner was also derived from the B-17, but I'm not sure whether TWA ever operated them.

Greets,
-Omar S.

cancidas
2007-10-28, 08:22 AM
sweet! isn't there a B-25 running around in the TW colors that served as howard hughes' personal airplane?

SengaB
2007-10-28, 01:15 PM
That's pretty amazing,
It still has the twin globes "TWA" style type too.

Senga