1 Jun
2009
1 Jun
'09
9:19 a.m.
Others are correct--it's a Northwest Airlines Stratocruiser. See:
http://www.ovi.ch/b377/pcs/nwa.html
This was just before they became "Northwest Orient Airlines" ("The
Proud Bird with the Golden Tail".
My guess is that since Northwest was based at Sea-Tac, that some
photos of operations from then might show similar equipment.
--Chuck