Famgus Aviation Postcards: Douglas DC-3

Last updated January 26 2022

Douglas DC-3

On this page I just show the postcards I have in the collection with Douglas DC-3s.

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Douglas Sleeper Transport (DST)

Douglas Sleeper Transport; the initial variant with two 1,000–1,200-horsepower (750–890 kW) Wright R-1820 Cyclone engines and standard sleeper accommodation for up to 16 with small upper windows, convertible to carry up to 24 day passengers.
Also called DST-144.

Construction numbers between: 1494-1500

Unknown airport

Airline issued postcard

# 1494
AMERICAN AIRLINES
[original user]

NC14988
115 Flagship Texas
Douglas MSN: 1494
1936-1942 (1943)

NC14988
in fligth #1, in fligth #2,
in fligth #3, in fligth #4,
in fligth #5

American flew 7 DSTs as original user:
#1494: NC14988, #1495: NC16001,
#1496: NC16002, #1497: NC16003,
#1498: NC16004, #1499: NC16005,
#1500: NC16006

Later registrations of NC14988:
N14988 (TWA)
42-43619 (US Air Force)

In flight over Manhattan, New York

Postcard published by:
East and West Publishing Co.,
New York, NY, USA

# 1495
AMERICAN AIRLINES
[original user]

NC16001
116 Flagship New York
Douglas MSN: 1495
1936-1942 (1943)

American flew 7 DSTs as original user:
#1494: NC14988, #1495: NC16001,
#1496: NC16002, #1497: NC16003,
#1498: NC16004, #1499: NC16005,
#1500: NC16006

Later registrations of NC16001:
42-56097 (US Air Force)

In flight in a PR photo

Postcard published by:
Sparo,
The Netherlands

# 1500
AMERICAN AIRLINES
[original user]

NC16006
121 Flagship Huntington
Douglas MSN: 1500
1936-1948 (1943)

In USAF service during WWII.

American flew 7 DSTs as original user:
#1494: NC14988, #1495: NC16001,
#1496: NC16002, #1497: NC16003,
#1498: NC16004, #1499: NC16005,
#1500: NC16006

Later registrations of NC16006:
42-56095 (US Air Force)

Douglas Sleeper Transport (DST-A)

DST with 1,000–1,200 hp (750–890 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engines.

Douglas DC-3

Initial non-sleeper variant; with 21 day-passenger seats, 1,000–1,200 hp (750–890 kW) Wright R-1820 Cyclone engines, no upper windows.

Around 60 were re-built and tested at Fokker in Netherlands before delivery to European customers or exported to the Soviet Union.
I have seen both 60 and 63 metioned. In my Excel spreadsheet I have 55 ...
[KLM: 24, Swissair: 5, ABA: 4, CSL: 4, Sabena: 2. Exported to Soviet: 16]

In flight over Niagara

Airline issued postcard

1553
American Airlines
[original user]

NC16015
Flagship Kentucky
Douglas MSN: 1553
1936-1946 (1970)

Later registrations of NC16015:
N16015 (American Airlines)
N492 (Bonanza Air Lines)
JA5100 (Ministry of Transportation,
Aviation Bureau Tokyo)

Unknown airport

Airline issued postcard

1920
American Airlines
[original user]

NC17334
Flagship Detroit
Douglas MSN: 1920
1937-1948 (19xx)
Was still flying 2013 ...

Later registrations of NC17334:
XB-JAD (???)
XB-HED (???)
N4843V (???)
N177H (K & K Aircraft)
N17334 (Flagship Detroit Foundation Southlake TX)

In flight

Airline issued by KLM
Uitgave Rembrandt no 62

1936
KLM
[original user]
Assembled in the Netherlands
by Fokker

PH-ALN
Nandoe
Douglas MSN: 1936
1937-1940 (1942)

Later registrations of PH-ALN:
1940-41: PK-ALN (Royal Dutch East Indies Airlines)

Fate: Destroyed on the ground in Medan (Indonesia) during a Japanese WWII raid.

In flight

Postcard published by:
Editions P.I., Paris, France

1937
KLM
[original user]
Assembled in the Netherlands
by Fokker

PH-ALO
Oehoe
Douglas MSN: 1937
1937-1940 (1942)

Later registrations of PH-ALO:
1940-42: PK-ALO (Royal Dutch East Indies Airlines)

Fate: Destroyed on the ground in Broome (Australia) during a Japanese WWII raid.

In flight

Airline issued by KLM
Uitgave Rembrandt no 30

1938
KLM
[original user]
Assembled in the Netherlands
by Fokker

PH-ALR
Reiger
Douglas MSN: 1938
1937-1940 (1940)

Later registrations of PH-ALR:
1940-40: G-AGBC (BOAC)

Fate: Crashed when landing in fog at Heston airport, UK.
[Aviation Safety Network]

Unknown airport

Airline issued postcard

1961
American Airlines
[original user]

NC17336
Flagship Boston
Douglas MSN: 1961
1937-1948 (19xx)

Later registrations of NC17336:
N17336 (Trans Texas Airways)
N17336 (Air International Inc.)

In flight

Airline issued postcard

1972
ABA AB AEROTRANSPORT
[original user]
Assembled in the Netherlands
by Fokker

SE-BAB
Höken
Douglas MSN: 1972
1937-1948 (1972)

Later registrations of SE-BAB:
SE-BAB (SAS),
OE-FDB (???),
OE-GDB (???)

Unknown airport

Airline issued postcard

2105
American Airlines
[original user]

NC21747
Flagship Fort Worth
Douglas MSN: 2105
1939-1949 (19xx)

Later registrations of NC21747:
N21747 (Capitol Airways)
N48F (???)
N258M (???)
N256M (???)
N11EL (Jerry A Buckland Atlanta GA)
N28340 (fake registration ???)

Unknown airport

Airline issued postcard

2215
American Airlines
[original user]

NC25684
Flagship Boston
Douglas MSN: 2215
1940-1945

Later registrations of NC25864:
None

Fate: Crashed during landing approach in bad weather
at Burbank-Hollywood, CA.
[Aviation Safety Network]

Douglas DC-3A

DC-3 with 1,000–1,200 hp (750–890 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engines.

In flight

Airline issued postcard

2190
Pan American Airways
[original user]

NC14967
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Douglas MSN: 2190
1940-19??

Later registrations of NC14967:
P-42 (Panagra)
1954-55: N14967 (Beldex Corp.)
1955-60: N14967 (Northeast Airlines)
1960-65: N14967 (Lake Central Airlines)
???

Fate: ???

Douglas DC-3B

Version of DC-3 for TWA, with two 1,100–1,200 hp (820–890 kW) Wright R-1820 Cyclone engines and smaller convertible sleeper cabin forward with fewer upper windows than DST.

Unknown airport

Airline issued postcard

NC17312
TWA
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES
[original user]

Fleet number: 350
Douglas MSN: 1922
1937-1950 (1983)

Later registrations of NC17312:
42-57157 (USAAF) btw 1942-1943
NC17312 (Wisconsin Central Airlines)

Douglas DC-3C

Designation for ex-military C-47, C-53, and R4D aircraft rebuilt by Douglas Aircraft in 1946, given new manufacturer numbers,
and sold on the civil market; Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engines.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Aer Lingus

Dublin/Collinstown Airport
[DUB/EIDW]

Postcard published by:
Valentine's, United Kingdom

EI-ACL
Aer Lingus
[Bought from US Army AF]

Military designation: C-47-A-1-DK

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Douglas MSN: 11861
(1943) 1946-1948 (1972?)

Earlier registrations of EI-ACL:
42-92098 (US Army Air Force)

Later registrations of EI-ACL:
HZ-AAL (Saudia)
451 (Royal Saudi Air Force)
HZ-AAQ (Saudia)

Air France

Paris-Le Bourget Airport
[LBG/LFPB]

[Aircraft in the back right]
Postcard published by:
Aile B. Edition Par Image et Graphique, Paris, France

F-BBBA
Air France
[Bought from US Army AF]

Military designation: C-47-DL

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Douglas MSN: 6207
(1943) 1946-1963 (19xx)

Earlier registrations of F-BBBA:
41-38748 (US Army Air Force)

Later registrations of F-BBBA:
6W-FAC (Senegal Air Force)

Ansett ANA (Australian National Airlines)

Melbourne-Essendon Airport
[MEB/YMEN]

[Aircraft in front, to the right]
Postcard published by:
John Engelander & Co,
Melbourne, Australia
Printed by: Krüger, Germany.

VH-ANJ
ANSETT ANA
Victorian Air Coach Service
[Bought from US AF]

Military designation: C-47-DL

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Douglas MSN: 9105
(194x) 19xx-19xx (1969)

Earlier registrations of VH-ANJ:
42-32879 (US Air Force)
VH-ANJ (ANA Australian National Airlines)
VH-ANJ (Ansett ANA)

Later registrations of VH-ANJ:
None

Bavaria Fluggesellschaft

Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport
[STR/EDDS]

Postcard published by:
Zobel Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany

D-CADO
BAVARIA FLUGGESELLSCHAFT
[Bought from France?]

Military designation: C-47A-30-DK

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Douglas MSN: 25427
19xx-19xx (19??)

Earlier registrations of D-CADO:
43-48166 (US Air Force)
VH-BHD (???)
VH-INM (???)
F-OANI (???)

Later registrations of D-CADO:
G-41-1-67 (???)
207 (???)
PK-WWI

BEA - British European Airways

Hannover-Langenhagen Airport
[HAJ/EDDV]

Postcard published by:
H. Lukow,
Hannover, Germany

G-ALCC
BEA BRITISH EUROPEAN AIRWAYS
[Bought from Field Aircraft Services]

Military designation: C-47A-50-DL

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Douglas MSN: 10106
1949-1963 (19??)

Earlier registrations of G-ALCC:
42-24244 (US Air Force)
FL523 (Royal Air Force)
6808 (South African Air Force)
G-ALCC (Field Aircraft Service Ltd)

Later registrations of G-ALCC:
G-ALCC (Cambrian Airways)
5B-CBE (???)
5B-CAW (???)

London (Heathrow) Airport
[LHR/EGLL]

[Left: G-AGIP]
Postcard published by:
A. V. Fry & Co. Ltd., London, England

G-AGIP
BEA BRITISH EUROPEAN AIRWAYS
[Transferred from BOAC]

Military designation: C-47A-1-DK

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Douglas MSN: 11903
1946-1963 (1984)

Earlier registrations of G-AGIP:
1943-4x: 42-92136 (US Army Air Force)
194x: FL544 (Royal Air Force)
194x: G-AHCZ (BOAC)

Later registrations of G-AGIP:
1963-84: 921/CN-ALI (Royal Moroccan Air Force)
1984-2011: N54608
(Military Aircraft Restoration Corp.)

Preserved at: Florida Military Aviation Museum

London-Gatwick Airport
[LGW/EGKK]

[Center: G-AHCZ]
Postcard published by:
A. V. Fry & Co. Ltd., London, England

G-AHCZ
BEA BRITISH EUROPEAN AIRWAYS
[Transferred from BOAC]

Military designation: C-47A-1-DK

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Douglas MSN: 11924
1947-1959 (19xx)

Earlier registrations of G-AHCZ:
1943: 42-92155 (US Army Air Force)
1943-46: FL563 (Royal Air Force)
1946: G-AHCZ (BOAC)
1946-47: YI-HCZ (Iraqi Airways leased)

Later registrations of G-AHCZ:
1959-61: G-AHCZ (Cambrian Airways leased)
1961-69: G-AHCZ (Cambrian Airways)
1969-xx: 5B-CBC (Worldinter Supply Services)

Hannover-Langenhagen Airport
[HAJ/EDDV]

[Bottom left: G-AGZB]
Postcard published by:
Ansichtkartenverlag Ernst Stopp,
Hannover, Germany

G-AGZB
BEA BRITISH EUROPEAN AIRWAYS
[Bought from Railway Air Services]

Military designation: C-47A-1-DK

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Douglas MSN: 12180
1946-19?? (1962)

Earlier registrations of G-AGZB:
42-92385 (US Air Force)
FZ624 (Royal Air Force)
G-AGZB (Railway Air Services)

Later registrations of G-AGZB:
G-AGZB (East Anglian Flying Service)
G-AGZB (Channel Airways)

London-Gatwick Airport
[LGW/EGKK]

[Top right: G-ALXK]
Postcard published by:
A. V. Fry & Co. Ltd., London, England

G-ALXK
BEA BRITISH EUROPEAN AIRWAYS
[Bought from Field Aircraft Services]

Military designation: C-47B-25-DK

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Douglas MSN: 32828
1950-1961 (1969)

Earlier registrations of G-ALXK:
44-76496 (US Army Air Force)
KN404 (Royal Air Force)
G-ALXK (Field Aircraft Services)

Later registrations of G-ALXK:
1961-63: G-ALXK (North South Airlines)
1963-64: G-ALXK (Capital Finance Co., Edinburgh)
1964-69: G-ALXK (Dan-Air)

DDL - Danish Air Lines

In flight

Airline issued postcard

OY-DDA
DDL - DANISH AIR LINES
[Bought from US Air Force]

Military designation: C-47A-70-DL

Sven Viking
Douglas MSN: 19288
(1943) 1946-1948 (19xx)

Earlier registrations of OY-DDA:
42-100825 (US Air Force)

Later registrations of OY-DDA:
OY-DDA (SAS)
N9984F (Air Carrier Service)
N50V (Piedmont Airlines) - leased???
100825 (France Marine Nationale)
F-YFGN (France3 Marine Nationale???)

Fate: Preserved (with fake registration 43-15159)
at Musee Airborne at Sainte-Mère L'Eglise France.

Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport
[CPH/EKCH]

[Aircraft to the right]
Postcard published by:
Unknown Danish publisher

OY-DDI
DDL - DANISH AIR LINES
[Bought from Royal Air Force]

Military designation: C-47A-25-DK

Roar Viking
Douglas MSN: 13727
1946-1948 (1979)

Earlier registrations of OY-DDI:
42-93778 (US Air Force)
KG726 (Royal Air Force)

Later registrations of OY-DDI:
OY-DDI (SAS)
N9986F (Air Carrier Service???)
CC-CLDN (???)
CC-CBS (???)

Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport
[CPH/EKCH]

Postcard published by:
Lufthavns-Kiosken, Kastrup,
Copenhagen, Denmark

OY-DDO
DDL - DANISH AIR LINES
[Bought from US Air Force]

Military designation: C-47A-90-DL

Odd Viking
Douglas MSN: 20453
1946-1948 (1970)

Earlier registrations of OY-DDO:
43-15987 (US Air Force)

Later registrations of OY-DDO:
OY-DDO (SAS)
EI-AFB (Aer Lingus)
VR-TBT (???)
G-APPO (BKS Air Transport)
G-APPO (Autair International Airways)

Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport
[CPH/EKCH]

Postcard published by:
K. Witt-Möllers Kunstforlag,
Copenhagen, Denmark

OY-DDY
DDL - DANISH AIR LINES
[Bought from US Air Force]

Military designation: C-47A-80-DL

Trym Viking
Douglas MSN: 19771
1947-1948 (2003)

Earlier registrations of OY-DDY:
43-15305 (US Air Force)

Later registrations of OY-DDY:
OY-DDY (SAS)
LN-LMR (SAS)
79004 (Swedish Air Force)
9Q-CYE (Transport Aerien Congo)
9Q-CYE (Air Kasai)

Deutsche Lufttransport

Marseille-Marignan Airport
[MRS/LFML]

[Aircraft to the right]
Postcard published by:
Société Editions de France (RYNER), Marseille, France

D-CABA
Deutsche Lufttransport
[Bought from CCTA]

Military designation: C-47A-20-DK

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Douglas MSN: 13173
1953-1957

Earlier registrations of D-CABA:
42-93279 (US Air Force)
F-BAXJ (Air France)
F-BAXJ (Societe Air Atlas) - leased
F-BAXJ (CCTA Compagnie Cherifienne de Traansport Aerien)

Later registrations of D-CABA:
G-APBP (Skyways of London)
VP-TBW (BWIA British West Indian Airways)
9Y-TBW (BWIA British West Indian Airways)
PZ-TAI (SLM Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.)

Fate: WFU 1970.

DNL - Norwegian Air Lines

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LN-IAG
DNL - NORWEGIAN AIR LINES
[Bought from US Air Force]

Military designation: C-47A-15-DK

Nordegg
Douglas MSN: 12712
(1943) 1946-1948 (1979)

Earlier registrations of LN-IAG:
42-92864 (US Army Air Force)

Later registrations of LN-IAG:
1948-49: LN-IAG (SAS) - Guttorm Viking
1949-53: LN-IKG (SAS)
1953-63: CF-HGL (Maritime Central Airways)
1963-65: CF-HGL (EPA - Eastern Provinsial Airways)
1965-76: CF-HGL (Air Saint Pierre)
1978-79: N37906 (Southern Flyer Inc.)

Fate: Damaged Beyond Repair 1979.

Frontier Airlines

Unknown airport

Airline issued by Frontier Airlines

N57985
Sunliner Yellowstone
Frontier Airlines
[Aquired from Arizona Airways in the merge 1950 which created Frontier]

Military designation: C-47A-85-DL

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Douglas MSN: 19996
1950-1964

Earlier registrations of N57985:
43-15530 (US Army Air Force)
N57985 (Arizona Airways)

Later registrations of N57985:
PI-C862 (xxx)
RP-C862 (xxx)

KLM

Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport
[CPH/EKCH]

Postcard published by:
Lufthavns-Kiosken, Kastrup,
Copenhagen, Denmark

PH-TBO
KLM
[Bought from US Air Force]

Military designation: C-47A-25-DK

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Douglas MSN: 13638
1946-1946

Earlier registrations of PH-TBO:
42-108979 (US Air Force)

Later registrations of PH-TBO:
None

Fate: Crashed 1946 outside London in a landing attempt at Croydon airport in foggy conditions.
[Aviation Safety Network]

More reading about the crash.

SAS - Scandinavian Airlines System

Frankfurt-Rhein/Main airport
[FRA/EDDF]

[LN-IKG]
Postcard published by:
Verlag Schöning & Co., Lübeck, Germany

LN-IAG/LN-IKG
SAS SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM
[Aquired 1948 from DNL]

Military designation: C-47A-15-DK

Guttorm Viking
Douglas MSN: 12712
1948-1953 (1979?)

Fate: ???

Earlier registrations of LN-IAG:
42-92864 (US Air Force)
LN-IAG (DNL)

Later registrations of LN-IAH:
LN-IAG (SAS),
LN-IKG (SAS) - re-registered 1949,
CF-HGL (Maritime Central Airways)
CF-HGL (Eastern Provincial Airways)
CF-HGL (Air Saint-Pierre)
N37906 (Southern Flyer Inc)

Stuttgart-Echterdingen airport
[STR/EDDS]

[LN-IKH]
Postcard published by:
Franckh-Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany

LN-IAH/LN-IKH
SAS SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM
[Aquired 1948 from DNL]

Military designation: C-47A-15-DK

Hallvard Viking
Douglas MSN: 20019
1948-1953 (19??)

Fate: Preserved at the Swedish Air Force Museum.

LN-IKH at
Frankfurt/Rhein-Main [FRA/EDDF]

Earlier registrations of LN-IAH:
42-93706 (US Air Force)
LN-IAH (DNL)

Later registrations of LN-IAH:
LN-IAH (SAS),
LN-IKH (SAS) - re-registered 1949,
SE-CFR (Linjeflyg),
79007 (Swedish Air Force)

Bremen airport
[BRE/EDDW]

Postcard published by:
Helmut Haarstjck, Bremen, Germany

LN-IAT
SAS SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM
[Aquired 1948 from DNL]

Military designation: C-47A-85-DL

Terje Viking
Douglas MSN: 20019
1948-1953 (19??)

Fate unknown

Earlier registrations of LN-IAT:
41-15553 (US Air Force)
LN-IAT (DNL)

Later registrations of LN-IAT:
68-682 (Royal Danish Air Force)
K-682 (Royal Danish Air Force)
OY-BPB (Foreningen For Flyvende Museumsfly)
DC-3 Vennerne

Sabena - Belgian Air Lines

Brussels-Melsbroek
[BRU/EBBR]

[Aircraft #1]
Postcard published by:
Fotoprim, Brussels, Belgium

OO-AUW
SABENA
[Bought from FLC?]

Military designation: C-47B-10-DK

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Douglas MSN: 14852 -> 26297
1946-1965 (1979+)

Earlier registrations of OO-AUW:
43-49046 (US Air Force)
??? (FLC - Foreign Liquidation Commission)

Later registrations of OO-AUW:
OO-AUW (BIAS - Belgian International Air Service),
OO-AUW (LINAIR, Libya),
N6903 (Aircraft Associates),
XB-DIY (Orgullo),
N6903 (Various airlines)

Brussels-Melsbroek
[BRU/EBBR]

[Aircraft behind the closest]
Postcard published by:
Ern. Thill, Bruxelles, Belgium

OO-AUZ
SABENA
[Bought from US Air Force]

Military designation: C-47A-35-DL

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Douglas MSN: 43090 -> 9660
1946-1965 (1979+)

Earlier registrations of OO-AUZ:
42-23798 (US Air Force)

Later registrations of OO-AUZ:
EC-BED (???),
OO-GVG (???),
N3433H (Meridian Air Cargo)

Düsseldorf-Lohausen Airport
[DUS/EDDL]

Postcard published by:
Hubert Knappe,
Düsseldorf, Germany

OO-AWK
SABENA
[Bought from Royal Air Force]

Military designation: C-47A-40-DL

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Douglas MSN: 9865
1947-1969 (1972)

Earlier registrations of OO-AWK:
42-24003 (US Air Force)
FD944 (Royal Air Force)

Later registrations of OO-AWK:
NAF306 (Nigerian Air Force)

Tunis Air

Alger-Maison Blanche Airport
[ALG/DAAG]

Postcard published by:
Edition JOMONE, Alger, Algeria

F-BAXZ
Tunis Air
["Bought from" Air France]

Military designation: C-47B-35-DK

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Douglas MSN: 33236
(1945) 1948-1948 (1969)

Earlier registrations of F-BAXZ:
44-76904 (US Army Air Force)
KN596 (Royal Air Force)
F-BAXZ (Air France)

Later registrations of F-BAXZ:
19xx-69: TS-AXZ (Tunis Air reregistration)

Douglas C-49 Skytrain

Ansett ANA (Australian National Airlines)

Melbourne-Essendon Airport
[MEB/YMEN]

[Aircraft in front, to the left]
Postcard published by:
John Engelander & Co,
Melbourne, Australia
Printed by: Krüger, Germany.

VH-ANP
ANSETT ANA
Victorian Air Coach Service
[Bought from RAAF]

Military designation: C-49B-DO

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Douglas MSN: 4096
(194x) 1965-1969 (1969)

Earlier registrations of VH-ANP:
41-7693 (US AAC)
VH-CDE (RAAF Royal Australian AF)
VH-ANP (ANA Australian National Airlines)
VH-ANP (Guinea Airways Ltd) - leased
VH-GAI (???)
VH-ANP (Ansett ANA)
VH-ANP (ASA Airlines of South Australia)

Later registrations of VH-ANP:
None

Douglas C-53 Skytrooper

DDL - Danish Air Lines

Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport
[CPH/EKCH]

Postcard published by:
Lufthavns-Kiosken, Kastrup,
Copenhagen, Denmark

OY-DCA
DDL - DANISH AIR LINES
[Bought from US Air Force]

Military designation: C-53B-BO

Arv Viking
Douglas MSN: 4828
1946-1948 (1970)

Earlier registrations of OY-DCA:
41-20058 (US Air Force)

Later registrations of OY-DCA:
OY-DCA (SAS)
OY-KLE (SAS)
OH-VKA (Kar-Air OY)
LN-KLV (Nor-Fly A/S)
N65371 (Kurfiss Aviation)

Preserved.
Displayed at Frankfurt Airport.

SAS - Scandinavian Airlines System

Bremen airport
[BRE/EDDW]

Postcard published by:
W. Panneck, Bremen, Germany

LN-IAL
SAS SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM
[Aquired 1948 from DNL]

Military designation: C-53D-DO

Erling Viking
Douglas MSN: 11697
1948-1957 (19??)

Fate unknown

Earlier registrations of LN-IAL:
42-68770 (US Air Force)
LN-IAL (DNL)

Later registrations of LN-IAL:
SE-CFS (Linjeflyg)
LN-RTE (Widerøe)
LN-RTE (PAT Polaris Air Transport)
LN-RTE (Mey-Air)

TAI - Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux

Paris-Orly Airport
[ORY/LFPO]

Postcard published by:
Editions P.I., Paris, France

F-BGXN
TAI - Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux
[Bought from United Air Lines]

Military designation: C-53D-DO

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Douglas MSN: 11706
19xx-19xx (19??)

Earlier registrations of F-BGXN:
42-68779 (US Air Force)
N44991 (United Air Lines)

Later registrations of F-BGXN:
7T-VBC (Air Algerie)

Douglas R4D

Pan American World Airways

Juneau Airport
[JNU/PAJN]

Airline issued postcard

NC33373
PAN AMERICN WORLD AIRWAYS
[Bought from United States Navy]

Military designation: R4D-1

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Douglas MSN: 4368
1944-1948 (Fate unknown)

Earlier registrations of NC33373:
01649 (US Navy)

Later registrations of NC33373:
EL-ADH (Liberian National Airways)

Douglas DC-3D

Designation for 28 new aircraft completed by Douglas in 1946 with unused components from the cancelled USAAF C-117 production line;
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engines.

Construction numbers between 42954-42981.
Below I list the DC-3Ds according to their construction number (lowest to highest).

Brussels-Melsbroek
[BRU/EBBR]

[Closest aircraft]
Postcard published by:
Ern. Thill, Bruxelles, Belgium

# 42968
SABENA
[original user]

OO-AUL
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Douglas MSN: 42968
1946-1967? (1973)

Later registrations of OO-AUL:
EC-ASL (Aviaco, Spain) - leased
9Q-CUL (Air Congo) - leased
6169 (FAP Força Aérea Portuguesa)

Unknown airport

Postcard published by:
Swissair-Photo A. G.,
Zürich, Switzerland

# 42969
SWISSAIR
[original user]

HB-IRB
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Douglas MSN: 42969
1946-1964 (1992?)

Later registrations of HB-IRB:
LN-LMK (Riis Flyrederei Norway)
ZS-DXW (Comair)
ET-AIB (Ethiopian Airlines)

Brussels-Melsbroek
[BRU/EBBR]

[In the distant middle]
Postcard published by:
Ern. Thill, Bruxelles, Belgium

# 42973
SABENA
[original user]

OO-AUM
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Douglas MSN: 42973
1946-19xx (1968)

Later registrations of OO-AUM:
9Q-CUM (Air Congo)

Stuttgart-Echterdingen
[STR/EDDS]

Postcard published by:
A. M. Binder,
Reise u. Geschenartikel,
Stuttgart-Flughafen, Germany

# 42976
SAS - SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM
[Aquired 1948 from DNL]

OY-DCY
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Douglas MSN: 42976
(1946) 1948-1957 (1971)

Earlier registrations of OY-DCY:
OY-DCY (DDL - Danish Air Lines)

Later registrations of OY-DCY:
SE-CFW (Linjeflyg)
OE-LBD (Austrian Airlines)
SE-CFW (Capella Aircharter AB)
SE-CFW (Hillerström Flyg AB)

Brussels-Melsbroek
[BRU/EBBR]

[Aircraft #2]
Postcard published by:
Fotoprim, Brussels, Belgium

# 42977
SABENA
[original user]

OO-AUN
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Douglas MSN: 42977
1946-1951 (19xx)

Later registrations of OO-AUN:
OO-AUN (Sabena Congo),
9O-CUN (Sabena Congo),
9Q-CUN (Air Congo),
9T-PKT (congo Air Force),
9T-PKW (Zaire Air Force)

Stuttgart-Echterdingen
[STR/EDDS]

Postcard published by:
Flughafenhotel Stuttgart,
Stuttgart, Germany

# 42978
SWISSAIR
[original user]

HB-IRC
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Douglas MSN: 42978
1946-1969 (2001)

Used by Swissair Aviation School
between 1964-1969.

Later registrations of HB-IRC:
ZS-FRJ (Protea Airways)
3D-ABI (Royal Swazi National Airways) - leased?
3D-ABI (Air Botswana) - leased?
R7310 (Rhodesian Air Force)
7310 (Zimbabwe Air Force)

Unknown Registrations

Eastern Air lines (EAL)
Unknown Douglas DC-3 in flight
(fake registration N19134 on the postcard)

Airline issued by: Eastern Air Lines

Frontier Airlines
Unknown Douglas DC-3 in flight

Airline issued by: Frontier Airlines