The sea-shipment mode of transport (wings-off) was universal for airliners …. LOT were the only airline to air-ferry a new airliner from the USA to Europe pre-WWII , (via the South Atlantic ,Brazil- West Africa) This was Lockheed 14 SP-LMK

And the record-breaking 25000km flight was celebrated in the LOT airline sales offices e.g in Jerusalem

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