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Boeing 747 Dreamlifter LCF N780BA-2

Boeing 747 Dreamlifter Large Cargo Freighter N780BA.

The Boeing Dreamlifter, a 747-400 rebuilt with a hugely enlarged fuselage to carry 787 assemblies between factories.

It is one of only four, and the cargo goes in through the tail rather than the nose - the entire rear fuselage swings aside. More on the Dreamlifter.

  • Boeing 747 Dreamlifter N780BA showing its enlarged bulged fuselage
    Boeing 747 Dreamlifter N780BA showing its enlarged bulged fuselage

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