in 1934, boeing put a boeing 247 into the macrobertson race. in the race, planes raced from england to australia. the pilots of the boeing plane were col.roscoe turner and clyde pangborn. the 247 was basically a normal plane, but some parts were taken out to make space for more fuel tanks. many different planes from all over the world took part. turner and pangborn came in second place. the douglas dc-2 came first.