mann ans hire . ▁AM 9 2 7 ▁( ex ▁ 4 0 - 2 3 6 6 ) ▁s / n ▁ 1 8 ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Al bu quer que , ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁for ▁crew ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁E agle ▁N est ▁Fl ight ▁Training ▁Center , ▁run ▁by ▁Trans cont inental ▁& ▁Western ▁Airlines ▁( T WA ). ▁▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁crash ed ▁on ▁landing ▁– ▁bra ke ▁failure / right ▁landing ▁g ear ▁and ▁nose ▁g ear ▁col lapsed ▁ ▁Salv aged ▁and ▁re built ▁by ▁Cons olid ated ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁prototype ▁X C - 8 7 ▁configuration ▁– ▁used ▁by ▁Cons olid ated ▁to ▁carry ▁necessary ▁parts ▁between ▁fact ories , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁corpor ate ▁transport . ▁▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁AM 9 2 7 ▁had ▁the ▁" short " ▁B - 2 4 A ▁nose ▁section ▁removed ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁nose ▁section ▁from ▁an ▁R Y - 3 ▁installed . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁aircraft ▁also ▁had ▁the ▁P BY - type ▁power pl ants ▁( fire wall ▁forward ) ▁installed , ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁items ▁in ▁the ▁engine ▁compart ment ▁inter change able ▁with ▁aircraft ▁still ▁being ▁produced . ▁( Register ed ▁as ▁N L 2 4 9 2 7 , ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 7 ). ▁▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁sold ▁by