New Air Passenger Load Record
i Received Sunday, 7 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO, March, 5, A new world 's record of an air Passenger load of 269 persons, was established tonight when the Navy's giant Caroline Mars plane landed at Alameda naval ajr station after a 2hrs. 41min. flight from San Diego. This broke the previous record of 217 persons set on a recent "Mars" fhght. The four-engined plape and its crew of six and 263 pagsengerg, "weighed about 180,0001bs., which was cliester Oit.y 1, Sheffield TJnited 0; Mid SOOOlhs. helow the rated capacity.
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Chronicle (Levin), 7 March 1949, Page 5
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