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Boeing 247D (C-73) · 42-68372 · PCA Pennsylvania Central Airlines

Boeing 247D (C-73) illustration in PCA Pennsylvania Central Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 247D (C-73)

B247-1682Scrapped
Registration42-68372
OperatorPCA Pennsylvania Central Airlines
4operators
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Boeing 247D (C-73) built in 1933. Operated for United Air Lines, Pacific Air Transport, United States Army Air Forces and PCA Pennsylvania Central Airlines. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
First flight1933
MSN1682
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 247

Figures for the 247D variant, the most representative of the family

Length15.7 m52 ft
Wingspan22.6 m74 ft
Height3.7 m12 ft
Range1,199 km647 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed304 km/h164 ktMach 0.29
Service ceiling7,742 m25,400 ft
Maximum take-off weight6,192 kg13,651 lb
Maximum payload2,044 kg4,506 lbIts 10 passengers with baggage would weigh about 1.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity10 passengers
Endurance3 h 57 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1933 (93 years ago) · About 75 units built · Production ended in 1935

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

The full story of the Boeing 247 Compare this aircraft

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1933
Built
Assembled by Boeing.
Feb 8, 1933
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as X13301.
May 1, 1934
Transferred to United Air Lines
Transferred to United Air Lines.
Jul 17, 1942
Transferred to United States Army Air Forces
Transferred to United States Army Air Forces.
Jun 20, 1943
Transferred to PCA Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Transferred to PCA Pennsylvania Central Airlines.

Operators

1933-02-08
The Boeing Company
Registration X13301
—
The Boeing Company
Registration X13301
1934-05-01
United Air Lines
Registration NC13301
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Pacific Air Transport
Registration NC13301
1942-07-17
United States Army Air Forces
Registration 42-68372
1943-06-20

Memories coming soon

The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

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Chicago

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Boeing 247D (C-73) · 42-68372 · PCA Pennsylvania Central Airlines. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B247-1682 (Accessed: 17 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 247D (C-73) · 42-68372 · PCA Pennsylvania Central Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B247-1682},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B247-1682}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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