The Boeing 314 Clipper was a long-range flying boat produced by the Boeing Airplane Company between 1938 and 1941. One of the largest aircraft of the time, it used the massive wing of Boeing's earlier XB-15 bomber prototype to achieve the range necessary for flights across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The B-314 Flying Boat could carry 74 passengers and 10 crew, although on overnight flights it accommodated 40 passengers in 7 luxurious sleeping compartments. In the center of the plane was a 14 seat dining room and in the tail a private 'honeymoon' suite.
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Nice, bur I always thought the Empire class or C class were nearer the epitome of airborne luxury. I think it was partly the plane and partly the way they would set down for a luxurious breakfast and lunch in the middle of nowhere in Africa.
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