Budd RB Conestoga from the front
Here we see the Budd RB Conestoga from the front, showing part of the aircraft's advanced layout, which helped inspire the standard post-war layout of transport aircraft. The Conestoga was designed so that the fuselage was level when it was on the ground, and with a rear ramp that allowed small vehicles to drive straight into the cargo compartment.
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Rickard, J (21 June 2019), Budd RB Conestoga from the front , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_Budd_RB_conestoga.html