Famgus Aviation Postcards: Aircraft Models

Last updated December 27 2022 This is an introduction to aircraft models that you may find in my collection pages. There exist of course several other models not mentioned here. Airbus \| Airspeed \| Boeing \| Convair \| de Havilland \| Douglas \| Fokker \| Glenn L Martin Hawker-Siddeley \| Junkers \| Lockheed \| McDonnell-Douglas \| Saab \| Short \| Sikorsky SUD Aviation \| Vickers-Armstrong
PLEASE READ THIS! If you want to use a postcard or other image in any way, I do want that you contact me. If you for some reason "forget" to do so I expect that you on social medias, own web sites or in any kind of publication, clearly states where you found the picture, for example www.famgus.se. Thank You! Vill du använda ett vykort eller bild på något sätt så vill jag att du kontaktar mig. Om du av någon anledning "glömmer" detta så förväntar jag mig att du på sociala medier, egna websidor eller i publikationer av olika slag, tydligt anger varifrån du tagit bilden, exempelvis www.famgus.se. Tack! *** Click the country/area name and you will be directed to the web page showing all postcards for that country/area. Click on the pictures and you will see larger scans. You can then choose to remain in the large scan mode and click through all images or use the slide show option.

AIRBUS INDUSTRIES

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	Airbus 300 First flight 1972 Commercial service 1974 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Airbus 310 First flight 1982 Commercial service 1983 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 561, 1971-2007] No longer in production. Versions are: A300-600, A300F. I have a few postcards. You can find some here. Famgus Aviation SAS	[Built: 255, 1981-1998] No longer in production. Shorter variant of A300. Versions are: -200 & -300, which could be converted to freighters. I have only one or two postcards in my collection.

	Airbus 320 First flight 1987 Commercial service 1988 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Airbus 330 First flight 1992 Commercial service 1994 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Airbus 340 First flight 1991 Commercial service 1993 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 10.066, 1986-present] In production with new family A320neo since 2016. In the Airbus 320 family you can also find A318, A319 and A321. I have a few postcards. You can find some here. Famgus Aviation SAS	[Built: 1551, 1992-present] In production with new model A330neo since 2018. I have a few postcards. You can find some here. Famgus Aviation SAS	[Built: 380, 1991-2011] No longer in production. I have a few postcards. You can find some here. Famgus Aviation SAS

	Airbus 350 First flight 2013 Commercial service 2015 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Airbus 380 First flight 2005 Commercial service 2007 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 443, 2010-present] In production with two variants, A350-900 and A350-1000. I have no postcards in my collection.	[Order: Built: 249, 2003-present] Production will stop 2021. I have only one or two postcards in my collection.

AIRSPEED LIMITED

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		Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador First flight 1947 Commercial service 1951 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!
		[Built: 23, 1947-1953] No longer in production. Only 20 aircrafts entered service with BEA. Flew with BEA until 1958. I have a few postcards but they are found on various airport pages.

BOEING AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES

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	Boeing 247 First flight 1933 Commercial service 1933 COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 75, 1933-19xx] No longer in production. Famgus Aviation B247

	Boeing 307 First flight 1938 Commercial service 1940 COLLECTION AREA!	Boeing 314 First flight 1938 Commercial service 1939 COLLECTION AREA!	Boeing 377 First flight 1947 Commercial service 1949 COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 10, 1938-1940] No longer in production. Famgus Aviation B307	[Built: 12, 1938-1941] Two models, B314 and B314A. No longer in production. Famgus Aviation B314	[Built: 56, 1947-1950] No longer in production. Famgus Aviation B377

	Boeing 707 First flight 1957 Commercial service 1958 COLLECTION AREA!	Boeing 720 First flight 1959 Commercial service 1960 COLLECTION AREA!	Boeing 727 First flight 1963 Commercial service 1964 COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 865, 1956-1978] No longer in production. 7 models exist, -020, -120, -220, -320, -320B, -320C, -420 Famgus Aviation B707/B720	[Built: 154, 1958-1967] No longer in production. 2 variants exist: 720 and 720B Famgus Aviation B707/B720	[Built: 1832, 1962-1984] No longer in production. Famgus Aviation B727

	Boeing 737 First flight 1967 Commercial service 1968 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Boeing 747 First flight 1969 Commercial service 1970 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 10.815, 1966-present] Still in production. 4 generations exist: Original, Classic, NG and MAX. I have a number of postcards, mostly SAS. You can find them here: Famgus Aviation SAS	[Built: 1566, 1968-present] Still in production. 4 civilian variants exist: B747, B747SP, B747-400 and B747-8. I have a few postcards. You can find some here: Famgus Aviation SAS

Boeing 757 First flight 1982 Commercial service 1983 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Boeing 767 First flight 1981 Commercial service 1982 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Boeing 777 First flight 1994 Commercial service 1995 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Boeing 787 First flight 2009 Commercial service 2011 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!
[Built: 1050, 1981-2004] No longer in production. I have only one or two postcards in my collection.	[Built: 1232, 1981-present] Still in production. 7 models exist: -200, -200ER, -300, 300ER, -300F, -400ER and -2C. I have a few postcards. You can find some here: Famgus Aviation SAS	[Built: 1675, 1993-present] Still in production. 6 models exists today: -200, -200ER, -200LR, -300, -300ER and a freighter (777F). I have no postcards in my collection.	[Built: 1006, 2007-present] Still in production. 3 models exists, -8, -9 and -10. I have no postcards in my collection.

CONVAIR

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	Convair CV-240 First flight 1947 Commercial service 1948 COLLECTION AREA!	Convair CV-340 First flight 1948 Commercial service 1953 COLLECTION AREA!	Convair CV-440 First flight 1959 Commercial service 1960 COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 176, 1945-1954] No longer in production. Could be upgraded to version CV-600. Famus Aviation Convair CVs	[Built: xxx, 19xx-19xx] No longer in production. Could be upgrades to versions CV-440, CV-540, CV-580 and CV-640. Famgus Aviation Convair CVs	[Built: xxx, 19xx-19xx] No longer in production. Could be upgraded to versions CV-580 and CV-640. Famgus Aviation Convair CVs

	Convair 880 First flight 1959 Commercial service 1960 COLLECTION AREA!	Convair 990 Coronado First flight 1961 Commercial service 1962 COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 65, 1959-1962] No longer in production. 2 versions exist: 880 and 880-M. Famgus Aviation Coronados	[Built: 37, 1961-1963] No longer in production. 2 versions exist: 990 and 990A. Famgus Aviation Coronados

DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT COMPANY

The company was established in late 1920 by Geoffrey de Havilland.

The de Havilland company became a member of the Hawker Siddeley group in 1960, but lost its separate identity in 1963.

The de Havilland name lives on in De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited, which owns the rights to the name and the aircraft produced by de Havilland's former Canadian subsidiary, including the Dash 8 regional airliner previously produced by Bombardier Aerospace.

de Havilland aircrafts
	DH-114 Heron First flight 1950 Commercial service 1950 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	DH-106 Comet First flight 1949 Commercial service 1952 COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 149, 1950-1963] No longer in production. I think I have only one postcard in my collection.	[Built: 114, 1949-1964] No longer in production. The first jet airliner in the world. After the commercial introduction 1952 of Comet 1, structural problems emerged with several deadly crashes. Comet 1 was grounded. The redesigned Comet 4 was introduced 1958 and was in commercial service until 1981. Famgus Aviation Comet

de Havilland Canada aircrafts
	DHC-6 Twin Otter First flight 1965 Commercial service 1966 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	DHC-8 "Dash 8" First flight 1983 Commercial service 1984 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 844, 1965-1988] This STOL aircraft is still in production as Viking Air purchased the type certificate and restarted production in 2008. 141 built since (and growing). I have only a few postcards. 3 Nepal Airlines I believe. Check Famgus Airports Nepal	[Built: 1249, 1983-present] Still in production. Produced by de Havilland Canada 1983-1992 and from 2019. Between 1992-2019 the aircraft was produced by Bombardier. 4 versions exist: -100, -200, -300 and -400. I have a few postcards. Most of them are SAS. Famgus Aviation SAS

DOUGLAS AVIATION

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	Douglas DC-2 First flight 1934 Commercial service 1934 COLLECTION AREA!	Douglas DC-3 First flight 1935 Commercial service 1936 COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 198, 1934-1939] No longer in production. Famgus Aviation DC-2	[Built: 607, 1936-1942] No longer in production. After the WWII a great number of ex military versions of DC-3 became available for civilian use. Famgus Aviation DC-3

	Douglas DC-4 First flight 1942 Commercial service 1942 COLLECTION AREA!	Douglas DC-6 First flight 1946 Commercial flight 1947 COLLECTION AREA!	Douglas DC-7 First flight 1953 Commercial flight 1953 COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 1245, 1942-1947, including C-54s and post-war DC-4-1009] No longer in production. In my collection you will find DC-4-1009s, ex military C-54s and Canadair North Stars. Famgus Aviation DC-4 Famgus Aviation DC-4-1009 Famgus Aviation North Stars	[Built: 704, 1946-1958] No longer in production. 4 civilian variants exist: DC-6, DC-6A, DC-6B and DC-6C. Famgus Aviation DC-6	[Built: 338, 1953-1958] No longer in production. 3 variants exist: DC-7, DC-7B and DC-7C. All variants could be converted to DC-7F freighter. Famgus Aviation DC-7

	Douglas DC-8 First flight 1958 Commercial service 1959 COLLECTION AREA!	Douglas DC-9 First flight 1965 Commercial flight 1965 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Douglas DC-10 First flight 1970 Commercial flight 1971 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 556, 1958-1972] No longer in production. 7 variants exists: Series 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, Super 60 and Super 70. Famgus Aviation DC-8	[Built: 976, 1965-1982] No longer in production. 5 series exists: Series 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50. I have a number of postcards, mostly SAS. Famgus Aviation SAS	[Built: 386, 1968-1988] No longer in production. 6 series exists: Series 10, 30, 30CF, 30AF, 30ER and 40. I have a few postcards, mainly SAS. Famgus Aviation SAS

FOKKER

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Fokker VII First flight 1924 Commercial service 1924 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Fokker VIII First flight 1927 Commercial service 19xx NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Fokker F XII First flight 1930 Commercial service 1930 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Fokker XXII First flight 1935 Commercial service 1935 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!
[Built: 219 (excl. F.9 and F.10, 1924-1932] No longer in production. Several variants existed, either 1 or 3 motor(s): F.VII, F.VIIa/1m or /3, F.VIIb/3. Also the F.9 and F.10 built by the Atlantic Aircraft Corp. in US.	[Built: 11, 1927-19xx] No longer in production.	[Built: 11, 1931-19xx] No longer in production.	[Built: 4, 1935-1936] No longer in production. 3 aircrafts were used by KLM, one by ABA. 2 crashed shortly after their delivery, one destroyed during WWII, the last one survived the war and flew with Scottish Aviation until 1947.

	Fokker F27 First flight 1955 Commercial service 1958 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Fokker F28 First flight 1967 Commercial service 1969 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Fokker 50 First flight 1985 Commercial service 1987 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 586, 1955-1987] No longer in production. I have a number of postcards from various airlines. Some of course from SAS. Famgus Aviation SAS	[Built: 241, 1967-1987] No longer in production. 5 variants exists: -1000, -2000, -3000, -4000 and -6000. Swedish domestic airline Linjeflyg was one of the largest users of the -4000 variant. I have a number of postcards, mainly Linjeflyg and SAS. Famgus Aviation Linjeflyg Famgus Aviation SAS	[Built: 213, 1985-1997] No longer in production. I have only a few postcards, mainly SAS. Famgus Aviation SAS

GLENN L MARTIN

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	Martin M-130 First flight 1934 Commercial service 1935 COLLECTION AREA!	Martin M-404 First flight 1950 Commercial service 1951 COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 3, 1934-1936] No longer in production. 3 aircrafts were built for Pan Am, China Clipper (sunk 1945), Philippine Clipper (crashed 1943) and the Hawaiian Clipper (disappeared 1938). Famgus Pan Am Clipper Ships	[Built: 103, 1950-1953] No longer in production. For the US market only. First users were EAL (60 aircrafts) and TWA (40 aircrafts). The USCG took the last two new aircrafts. The model was very popular among the second level operators when EAL and TWA faces out this model. Famgus Aviation Martin 404

Hawker Siddeley

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	Hawker Siddeley HS 748 First flight 1960 Commercial service 1961 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Hawker Siddeley HS121 Trident First flight 1962 Commercial service 1964 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 380, 1961-1988] No longer in production. Originally designed and produced by Avro as Avro 748. A number of variant exist: Series 1, 2, 2A, 2B and Super 748. I have only a few postcards visible in some airport pages. Famgus Aviation Airports	[Built: 117, 1962-1978] No longer in production. Originally designed and produced by de Havilland as DH-121. Variants were: 1C, 1E, 2E, 3B and Super 3B. Also for this aircraft I have only a few postcards.

LOCKHEED CORPORATION

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	Lockeed Model 10 Electra First flight 1934 Commercial service 1935 COLLECTION AREA!	Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra First flight 1937 Commercial service 1937 COLLECTION AREA!	Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar First flight 1939 Commercial service 1940 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 149, 1934-1938] No longer in production. 4 variants produced: 10-A (101), 10-B (18), 10-C (8) and 10-E (15). Amalia Earhart flew a 10-E on her ill-faited around the world expedition 1937.	[Built: 114, 1937-19xx] 240 additional aircrafts were built in Japan under license. No longer in production.	[Built: 625, 1939-19xx] No longer in production. Many different variants. Sales were better overseas than to US operators. Used also by Linjeflyg in Sweden. I have a few postcards, mostly TCA.

	Lockheed Constellation First flight 1943 Commercial service 1945 COLLECTION AREA!	Lockheed L-188 Electra First flight 1957 Commercial service 1959 COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 856, 1943-1958] No longer in production. The first version used by USAAF during WWII. Commercial variants: L-049 (87), L-649 (22), L-749 (119), L-1049 Super Connie (259) and L-1649 Starliner (44). Famgus Aviation Constellations	[Built: 170, 1957-1961] No longer in production. Versions were: L-188A, L-188AF (all freighter, L-188PF (combined passenger and freighter), L-188C (long range) and the unofficial version L-188CF (freighter conversion). Famgus Aviation Electras

		Lockheed L-1011 Tristar First flight 1970 Commercial service 1972 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!
		[Built: 250, 1968-1984] No longer in production. A lot of different versions: L-1011-1, L-1011-50 (upgrade), L-1011-100, L-1011-150 (upg.), L-1011-200, L-1011-250 (upg.) and L-1011-500. I have only a few postcards.

SAAB

Saab 340 and Saab 2000 to be added ...

Short Brothers

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	Short S.23/S.30/S.33 Empire Flying Boat First flight 1936 Commercial service 1936 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Short S.25 Sandringham Flying Boat First flight 1943 Commercial service 1943 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!	Short S.45 Solent Flying Boat First flight 1946 Commercial service 19xx NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 42, 1936-19xx] No longer in production.	[Conversions: xx, 19xx-19xx] No longer in production. The Sandringham Flying boats were produced as conversions of the existing S.25 Sunderland. 8 variants existed: The Hythe and Sandringhams 1-7.	[Built: 16+7 conv., 1946-19xx] No longer in production. 16 were buit as new, 7 were conversions of RAF's S.45 Seafords.

Sikorsky

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	Sikorsky S-40 First flight 1931 Commercial service 1931 COLLECTION AREA!	Sikorsky S-42 First flight 1934 Commercial service 1934 COLLECTION AREA!	Sikorsky S-43 First flight 1935 Commercial service 1935 COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 3, 1931-1932] No longer in production. All three aircrafts were flown by Pan Am. 1940 all aircrafts were transferred to the US Navy. Famgus Pan Am Clipper Ships	[Built: 10, 1934-1937] No longer in production. All ten aircrafts were flown by Pan Am. Three versions: S-42, S-42A and the S-42B. Famgus Pan Am Clipper Ships	[Built: 53, 1935-1937] No longer in production. xxx Famgus Pan Am Clipper Ships

VICKERS-ARMSTRONG

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	Vickers Viking First flight 1945 Commercial service 1946 COLLECTION AREA!	Vikers Viscount First flight 1948 Commercial service 1953 COLLECTION AREA!	Vickers Vanguard First flight 1959 Commercial service 1960 NO SPECIFIC COLLECTION AREA!
	[Built: 163, 1945-1954] No longer in production. Commercial variants were: 1, 1A and 1B. Famgus Aviation Vikings	[Built: 445, 1948-1963] No longer in production. Commercial variants were: 700, 800 and 810. Famgus Aviation Viscounts	[Built: 44, 1958-1962] No longer in production. 3 types exists: 951, 952 and 953. I have only a few postcards in my collection.