The resulting Boeing Model 247 is the first watch to use Boeing’s proprietary Custom 465 stainless steel, a particularly corrosion- and scratch-resistant alloy. At 43 millimeters in diameter, the ...

The last flying Boeing 247 lands at Boeing Field in Seattle. Francis Zera Another historic airplane model has flown its final leg as the last flying Boeing 247 landed this week at King County ...

Some early aircraft were known as the Model 40, Model 80, Model 247 and the glorious pre-World War II Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner, the first commercial aircraft with a pressurised cabin.

The aircraft type remained in service until 1933-34 when it was replaced by the Boeing Model 247. The McNary-Watres Act of 1930 (The Airmail Act of 1930) awarded airmail contracts to three major ...