[John Fornasero delivering Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft]

Details

Identifier2011-06-24_image_112SourceThe John Fornasero Papers (2011-06-24), Box 2, Folder 10DescriptionPhotograph of John Fornasero (right) delivering Pan American Airways' first Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft (registration N1025V) to pilot Scott Flower (left), Portland, Oregon, January 31, 1949.

Inscription on verso: "Jan. 31, 1949 / Delivering first PAA 'Stratocruiser.' Portland, Ore. from Seattle, Wa. / Johnny had been project pilot for 'Stratocruiser.' John Fornasero, Chief of Flight Test for Boeing, officially delivers plane to Chief Pilot Scott Flower for Pan American Airlines."Creation Date1949-01-31SubjectBoeing Model 377 Stratocruiser FamilyCommuter aircraftTransport planesFornasero, John B., 1904-1967Flower, ScottPan American World Airways, Inc.PlacePortland (Ore.)OregonUnited StatesExtent1 photograph : print, black and white ; 5 x 4 in.LanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe John Fornasero Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

Depicts or Relates to

CollectionJohn Fornasero PapersCollection AreaArchivesOrganizationPan AmRelated Resources

Source consulted: Hewson, Robert. Classic Airliners: Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser. MBI Pub. Co., 2001.

Admin

Rights HolderTMOF