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Originally posted by oldE
About the mystery aircraft. I don't think the c 46 had the lower bulge in its fuselage. I think its a Boeing Stratocruiser. Boeing took the basic components of the B 29 and made a long-range airliner out of them.



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Les, while the Stratocruiser DID have the same bulge as the C46, check out the windshield configuration, plus the side view clearly showing the patch over the door PLUS the shape of the side window. The Stratocruiser was a great bird as well, but our "mystery house" is a C46
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