Model, Static, Boeing 707-331B, Trans World Airlines (TWA)

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Pacific Miniatures, Inc.

Physical Description

Plastic display model of a Boeing 707-331B four jet engine, commercial airliner in TWA livery of white vertical stablizer, rudder and top and sides of fuselage; aluminum wings, engine nacells, horizontal stabalizer and lower half of fuselage. 1:60 scale. 1967.

Summary

Boeing 707

The 707 evolved from the 367-80, or "Dash 80," the prototype for the U.S. Air Force's KC-135 tanker. At Pan Am's insistence, the 707 was made 10 centimeters (4 inches) wider so it could carry 160 passengers in six-across seating.

Gift of Trans World Airlines

Credit Line

Gift of Trans World Airlines, Inc.

Date

1967

Inventory Number

A19772779000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

MODELS-Aircraft

Materials

Plastic

Non-Magnetic Metal

Adhesive

Dimensions

Model: 18.2 × 78.4 × 72.5cm (7 3/16 × 30 7/8 × 28 9/16 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Exhibition

America by Air

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a364de62-8579-4ad1-b765-a92120396bf0

Record ID

nasm_A19772779000