Boeing 747SP - China Airlines Postcard

The postcard shows China Airlines Boeing 747SP. The Boeing 747SP is a highly modified version of Boeing 747-100 offering 'special performance'. Known during development as the 'short body' 747SB, the shortened fuselage permitted longer range flights to be made. The 747SP was offered to customers in 1974, and the first airframe was delivered in 1976.

Boeing 747SP Postcard

China Airlines, flag carrier of the Republic of China on Taiwan, used the type on its non-stop routes from Taipei to San Francisco and Los Angeles.

SOURCE:Boeing 747SP Wikipedia Entry

Boeing 707 - China Airlines Postcard

The postcard shows a China Airlines Boeing 707. The Boeing 707 is a four-engine commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly spoken as "Seven Oh Seven". Although it was not the first commercial jet in service (that distinction belongs to the de Havilland Comet), the 707 was the first to be commercially successful, and is credited as ushering in the Jet Age.

Boeing 707 Postcard

China Airlines, Limited is the flag carrier of the Republic of China on Taiwan. The airline is not directly state owned.

SOURCES:Boeing 707 Wikipedia Entry
China Airlines Wikipedia Entry

McDonnell Douglas DC-9 - Austrian Airlines AG Postcard

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

Boeing 737-4Y0 - Asiana Airlines Postcard

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

McDonnell Douglas DC-8 - Air New Zealand Postcard

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.

SOURCES:
Douglas DC-8 Wikipedia Entry
History of Air New Zealand Wikipedia Entry