In 1937, Boeing designed a four-engined Model 307 airliner based on its B-17C heavy bomber to operate at altitudes of 20,000 ft. Boeing built ten Stratoliners but production stopped at the onset of war in 1940. At the time the U.S. entered World War II, the U.S. military required for the long-range transport aircrafts that has capability for flying across the oceans. Five TWA's Boeing 307s were pressed into military service, and were designated C-75. TWA converted their 307s to C-75 with additional fuel tanks and removal of the pressurization equipment in 1942. All the C-75s were operated by TWA crews for the Air Transport Command. They were used as long-range, trans-Atlantic transport for various VIPs and critical cargo. In January 1943, with the arrival of the Douglas C-54 Skymaster, the main routes of the C-75 were hand-overed. In July 1944, all five C-75s were restored by Boeing to SA-307B, and were returned to civilian transport with new B-17G wings and engines, and B-29-type electronics.

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Long-range airlifter

To performed long-range cargo operations for the US military

107ft.

74ft.4in.

20ft.10in

4x Wright GR-1820-G102 radials engine

241 mph

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15,000 pounds cargo

The model kit contents decals able to build the early or late version optionally!

The Boeing C-75 Stratoliner is suitable to group with the following collection series.

U.S.A.A.F. Transport airplane in late time of World War II

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Douglas C-54 Skymaster

Lockheed C-56/-57 Lodestar

Lockheed C-59/-60 Lodestar

Noorduyn C-64 Norseman

Lockheed C-69 Constellation

Douglas C-74 Globemaster

Boeing C-75 Stratoliner

Curtiss C-76 Caravan

Cessna C-77

Cessna UC-78 Bibcat

Junkers C-79 (Ju52/3M)

Harlow C-80

Stinson UC-81 Reliant

Fairchild C-82 Packet

Piper C-83 Cub (L-4F)

Douglas C-84

Lockheed UC-85 Orion

Fairchild C-86

Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express

Fairchild C-88

Hamilton C-89

Luscombe C-90Stinson C-91

Akron-Funk UC-92

Budd C-93A Conestoga (RB-1)

Cessna C-94

Taylorcraft UC-95

Fairchild UC-96

Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter

Boeing C-98

Convair XC-99

Northrop UC-100 Gamma

Lockheed UC-101 Vega

Rearwin C-102 Speedster

Grumman UC-103 (F3F)

Lockheed C-104

Boeing C-105 (XB-15)

Cessna C-106

Stout C-107 Skycar III

Boeing YC-109 VIP Transport

Consolidated C-109 Liberator tanker

Douglas C-110

Lockheed C-111 Super Electra