Boeing’s Model 80

thejivebombers Airliners & Travel, Aviation Ads, etc. May 7, 2023 1 Minute

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With its open cockpit, it is tempting to think this is an early model, but in actuality it came about after pilots complained about the confines of Model 80s enclosed cockpit.

With its open cockpit, it is tempting to think this is an early model, but in actuality it came about after pilots complained about the confines of Model 80s enclosed cockpit.

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The sole survivor, now on display at Boeing's Museum of Flight.

The sole survivor, now on display at Boeing’s Museum of Flight.

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Published May 7, 2023

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Jimmy Doolittle says:

May 7, 2023 at 4:18 pm

Certainly a contender for the world’s biggest open cockpit airplane, but the Russians certainly hold that record from WW I.

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