Giant Bomber Spans Country In Nine Hours -- The giant Boeing Flying Fortress, 22 tons of fighting, flying machinery, is shown just after it came to a rest here today following a flight from the Union Air Terminal in Burbank, Calif., in 9 hours, 14 minutes and 30 seconds. The big bomber covering approximately 2,446 miles, carried a crew of four, including its commander, Mafor Stanley M. Upstead. The entire flight, which was topped for speed only by Howard Hughes' racing plane, was made at altitudes above 20,000 feet. August 1, 1939. (Photo by Wide World Photos).