Pre-takeoff check in 1946. A pilot checks the plane's propellers before takeoff. The aircraft, a Boeing B-17, belongs to the Swedish airline SILA, (Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik AB). The company was owned by Wallenberg, and later merged with SAS. 1946 Kristoffersson Ref V134-5

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Location: Europe
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