Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas, N90802 / 45112, T & G Aviation
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Registration: N90802
Construction Number: 45112
Code Number: 115
Model Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas
Operator: T & G Aviation
Airport: Chandler - Memorial Airfield (L07 / KL07), USA - Arizona
Photographer: Martin Laycock
Date Taken: 10/05/1993
Date Submitted: 17/01/2009
Beautiful DC-7C firebomber basking in the Arizona sunlight. Designed to compete with Lockheed's L1049G "Super G" Constellation for TWA, Pan American required an aircraft that could fly the Atlantic non-stop, even westbound. Douglas designed the -7C with a fuselage stretched by 42 inches, an increased wingspan which allowed for placing the massive Wright R-3350 radial engines further away from the cabin, thus lessening noise and vibration. The -7C was the most numerous version of the DC-7 series with a total of 121 built. This particular machine is ex-BOAC G-AOIB, it was delivered to them in November 1956. More recently it has been operated by Basaer in Spain as EC-GGB.
Picture ID:1153429