Nov 262009
Another photo from the Jay Miller collection. Here’s the raw scan (a bit smallerized, of course):
At this time, it looks like the inboard engine on the starboard wing may have had some trouble… the prop is stopped and appears feathered.
And here’s a modified version of the photo, just to show what a little bit of “fade correction” can do:
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When they built that with the giant single-wheeled main gear, there were only two runways in the United States that could handle its weight; so long range test flights were always from one to the other and back.