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Re:The world’s first modern airliner by fractallyte on Monday February 20, 2023 @11:20AM (#34869554)
To my eyes, the Lockheed Model 10 Electra was a much nicer looking plane (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Model_10_Electra). It was also Amelia Earhart's choice for her round-the-world attempt.

There's one on display in the Science Museum in London: https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co29932...

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Re:The world’s first modern airliner by drewcoo on Monday February 20, 2023 @10:15PM (#34876023)
That was 1935.

I would have said a Douglas DC-2, but that was also a year after the Boeing 247.

Oh, lookie at your wiki link. All competitors!

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