The postcard shows an Austrian Airlines AG McDonnell Douglas DC-9. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (initially known as the Douglas DC-9) is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. It was first manufactured in 1965 with its first flight later that year. The DC-9 was designed for frequent, short flights. The final DC-9 was delivered in October 1982.
McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Postcard
Austrian Airlines AG is the flag carrier airline of Austria, headquartered in Vienna. The typical Austrian Airlines arrow ("Austrian Chevron") had three versions. 1960 still looking like the body plan of a paper airplane, it got its now known shape in 1972.
SOURCES:McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Wikipedia Entry
Austrian Airlines AG Wikipedia Entry
The postcard shows an Asiana Airlines Boeing 737-4Y0. The Boeing 737 Classic is the name given to the -300/-400/-500 series of the Boeing 737. They are American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliners. The 737-400 design was launched in 1985. It stretched the 737-300 another 10 ft (3.45 m) to carry up to 168 passengers.
Boeing 737-4Y0 Postmarked Postcard
Asiana Airlines (Formerly Seoul Airlines) is an airline based in Seoul, South Korea and is one of South Korea's two major airlines.
SOURCES:Boeing 737 Classic Wikipedia Entry
Asiana Airlines Wikipedia Entry
The postcard shows an Air New Zealand McDonnell Douglas DC-8. The McDonnell Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined jet airliner, manufactured from 1958 to 1972.
McDonnell Douglas DC-8 Postcard
On 23 September 1963 Air New Zealand (the national flag carrier of New Zealand) signed a contract with Douglas Aircraft, agreeing to purchase three of the latter's DC-8-52 jet airliners. The first DC-8 arrived at Auckland on 20 July 1965, coinciding with the official opening of Air New Zealand's jet base at the airport. The remaining two DC-8's arrived on 12 August and 22 September of that year and the inaugural jet service was a flight from Christchurch to Sydney on 3 October.
The Māori symbol on the tail fin is the Koru. It is a stylised representation of a fern frond unfolding, and signifies new life, growth and renewal. The koru was used on the prows of the early Polynesian canoes that sailed the Pacific with its many islands.
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Douglas DC-8 Wikipedia Entry
History of Air New Zealand Wikipedia Entry
The postcard shows an Air France Boeing 747. The Boeing 747, often referred to by the nickname "Jumbo Jet", is among the world's most recognizable aircraft, and was the first wide-body commercial airliner ever produced. First flown commercially in 1970, it held the passenger capacity record for 37 years, until it was surpassed by the Airbus A380.
Boeing 747 Postcard
Air France was an early Boeing 747 operator. It eventually operated one of the world's largest 747 fleets.
SOURCES:Boeing 747 Wikipedia Entry
Air France Wikipedia Entry
USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83) was a 290-foot (88 m) vessel specifically designed for ice breaking duties on the Great Lakes. Mackinaw's design was based on the "Wind" class of Coast Guard icebreakers, but the cutter was built wider and longer than the other Wind class vessels so that her draft would be shallower. Because of this, the Mackinaw was unique in the Coast Guard fleet.
USCGC Mackinaw Postcard
The old Mackinaw moved under its own power on June 21, 2006 from the port of its decommissioning to a permanent berth at the SS Chief Wawatam dock at the ship's namesake port, Mackinaw City, Michigan where she now serves as a museum ship known as Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum.
Displacement: 5,252 long tons (5,336 t)Length: 290 ft (88 m)Beam: 74.3 ft (22.6 m)Draft: 19.5 ft (5.9 m)Speed: 15 kn (28 km/h/17 mph)Complement: 8 Officers, 67 Enlisted
SOURCES:USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83) Wikipedia Entry
McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Postcard
