Stratocruiser Northwest Airlines
The shortest, fastest route to the Orient, joining the cities of Northwest Orient Airlines coast-to-coast and Alaskan routes with Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila and other cities in Manchuria and Korea. Flying the famed "Northwest Passage" fulfills the dream of centuries, saving hours of time and thousands of miles.
Boeing StratocruiserNorthwest Orient Airlines
Northwest Orient Airlines will be the first to fly the mighty 75-passenger Stratocruiser coast-to-coast; to be followed by Stratocruiser service over the Orient routes of the world's most scenic airline system.
80 Passenger Boeing StratocruiserNorthwest Airlines
Northwest Airlines presents the world's finest commercial airplane, the 80 Passenger Boeing Stratocruiser, ready for service in 1947 over the Northwest Passage.
Northwest Airlines Stratocruisers - Finest ... FastestThe World's fastest and most modern airliners... Northwest Airlines' 75-Passenger double-deck Boeing Stratocruisers. Maximums cruising speed exceeds 340 miles per hour. The four great Wasp Major engines generate 14,000 horsepower; and maximum cruising range exceeds 4,500 miles. Spiral stairways, lower deck lounges, large dressing rooms, altitude-conditioned cabins, and many other luxury features distinguish these modern giants of the skies.
The World's fastest and most modern airliners...Northwest Airlines' 75-Passenger double-deck Boeing Stratocruisers. Maximum cruising speed exceeds 340 miles per hour. The four great Wasp Major engines can generate 14,000 horsepower; and maximum cruising range exceeds 5,800 miles. Spiral stairways, lower deck lounges, large dressing rooms, altitude-conditioned cabins, and many other luxury features distinguish these modern giants of the skies.
Lower Deck Club LoungeNorthwest Airlines Stratocruiser
Luxurious Club Lounge of Northwest Airlines new 80 Passenger Boeing Stratocruiser. You'll relax in comfort high above the clouds, with cabin pressurized to sealevel altitude. Ready for service early in 1947.
MINNEAPOLIS - SAINT PAUL METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN FIELDThis airport, one of the largest air terminals in the United States, is now an international port with service to Alaska and to the Far East. The U.S. Naval Reserve aviation base is located at this field.
CITY OF LAKES AND PARKS
E-305 -- BOEING STRATOCRUISERS AT MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN FIELDPHOTO BY BOB YOUNG
CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT"Aviation Center of the World"
SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. — Recognized as the most modern and beautiful air terminal in the world. Flights to every corner of the globe originate from its well designed runways.C-141
Ektachrome by J. Boyd Ellis
Northwest B-377
CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORTChicago Midway Airport has the busiest Control Tower in the world. This airport handles about 8.000.000 passenger a year. All national and international airlines are represented here.
AL GREEN'SWillow Run Airport
Ypsilanti, Michigan
The World's Finest Airport
Color Photo by John Freeman
Willow Run AirportServing the Metropolitan DETROIT, MICHIGAN area as seen from the steps leading from an airliner at its berth near a passenger concourse.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airport, Wold Chamberlain Field.Photographed by Arthur Langford
The $11'000'000 ultra-modern airport is the terminus of air travel between the Pacific northwest and the far east. A few minutes drive from either Seattle or Tacoma it serves weel over a milion people.
SMITHS SCENIC VIEWS Tacoma, Washington
Geiger Municipal Airport. Located only a few miles southwest of the city center of Spokone.Ektachrome by Clifford B. Ellis