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This black and white photograph shows the first plane of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's skyway aircraft in Los Angeles, California, prior to its inaugural flight for Chicago, Illinois. The war surplus Douglas C-47 was equipped with a new type refrigeration unit developed by Douglas Aircraft engineers. The "Flying Refrigerator" was capable of carrying a 5500 pound payload of refrigerated perishables or a 6500 pound non-refrigerated load.
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: Between July 29, 1946 and July 31, 1946
Item Number: 224067
Call Number: ATSF Series 1, #4.29-632
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 224067
Business and Industry - Aviation - Airlines
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Collections - Photograph - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Date - 1940s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Other States - California - Los Angeles
Transportation - Air Travel
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Type of Material - Photographs
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