Famgus Aviation Postcards: DDL - Det Danske Luftfartselskab

Last updated April 18 2023

DANISH AIR LINES

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Below, postcards from my collection are shown per aircraft type:

Fokker VIIa | Fokker XII

Junkers Ju-52

Focke Wulf Condor

Douglas DC-3 | Douglas DC-4

Vickers Viking

Number of postcards: 17

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Fokker aircrafts

Model VIIa

DDL operated 4 different Fokker VII aircrafts between 1929 and 1946.
Registrations used were:

OY-DAC, OY-DAD, OY-DED, OY-DYF

In the collection 2 of the 4 aircrafts are represented.

Fokker VIIa OY-DAC

Construction number 5058. Manufactured 1927.
First registered with DDL 1928 as T-DOLB. Re-registered 1929 as OY-DAC.
Crashed in fog near Hannover the night of May 2 1933.
[Aviation Safety Network]

C/N 5058
OY-DAC
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
Fokker VIIa

Airline issued

Fokker VIIa OY-DYF

Construction number 5086. Manufactured 1927.
Bought from NV Nederlandsche Vliegtuigenfabriek in May 1929, registered as OY-DYF (previous registration was H-NAEM). DDL registered until 1945 when sold to Skåne Flyg, re-registered to SE-APR. Sunk through the ice at lake Ivösjön, near Bromölla in Sweden 1947.
[Aviation Safety Network]

C/N 5058
OY-DYF
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
Fokker VIIa

Postcard published by:
Berndt Johnsson, Malmö, Sweden

Model XII

DDL operated 2 different Fokker XII aircrafts between 1933 and 1947.
Registrations used were:

OY-DAJ, OY-DIG

In the collection both aircrafts are represented.

Fokker XII OY-DAJ

Construction number 75.
Delivered new 1933. Built by Orlogsværftet under license from Fokker. In service until December 17 1945.

OY-DAJ is the aircraft to the left.

The aircraft in the middle is a British de Havilland 86 Express, registration unknown.

The aircraft to the right in the distance is an ABA Junkers JU-52, registration unkown.

C/N xx
OY-DAJ
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
Fokker XII

Postcard published by:
Unknown Swedish publisher

Fokker XII OY-DIG

Construction number 75.
Delivered new 1933. Built by Orlogsværftet under license from Fokker. In service until December 17 1945.

C/N 75
OY-DIG
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
Fokker XII

Postcard published by:
Carl A. Thejll's Kunsforlag,
Denmark

C/N 75
OY-DIG
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
Fokker XII

Postcard published by:
Carl Gleerups Pappershandels A/B, Malmö, Sweden

OY-DIG is the aircraft in the middle.

To the left: ABA's DC-3,
SE-BAC, named "Falken".

To the right: ABA's Fokker XII,
SE-ACZ, named "Värmland".

Junkers aircrafts

Model JU-52

DDL operated 1 Junkers Ju-52 aircraft between 1936 and 1942.
Registration used was:

OY-DAL

In the collection the aircraft is represented.

Junkers JU-52/3M OY-DAL

Construction number 5610.
Delivered new from Junkers 1936 named Selandia. In service until December 18 1942.

C/N 5610
OY-DAL
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
Junkers JU-52/3M

Postcard published by:
Alex. Vincent's Kunstforlag,
Köbenhavn, Denmark

Focke Wulf aircrafts

Model FW 200 Condor

DDL operated 2 different Focke Wolf 200 Condor aircrafts between 1937 and 19xx.
Registrations used were:

OY-DAM, OY-DEM

In the collection 1 of the 2 aircrafts is represented.

FW 200 Condor OY-DAM

Construction number xxx.
Delivered new from Focke Wulf 1938 named Dania. In service until 19xx.

C/N xxx
OY-DAM
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
FW 200 Condor

Postcard published by:
Alex. Vincent's Kunstforlag,
Köbenhavn, Denmark

C/N xxx
OY-DAM
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
FW 200 Condor

Postcard published by:
Alex. Vincent's Kunstforlag,
Köbenhavn, Denmark

Douglas aircrafts

Model DC-3

DDL operated 17 different Douglas DC-3 aircrafts between 1945 and 1948.
From August 1, 1948, the star (*) marked registrations were transferred to SAS.
Registrations used were:

OY-AAB*, OY-AEB, OY-AIB*, OY-AUB, OY-AYB

OY-DCA*, OY-DCE*, OY-DCI, OY-DCO*, OY-DCU*, OY-DCY*

OY-DDA*, OY-DDE*, OY-DDI*, OY-DDO*, OY-DDU*, OY-DDY*

In the collection 5 of the 17 aircrafts are represented.

Douglas DC-3 OY-DCA

Construction number 4828.
Bought from the US Army Air Force in November 1945.
In service until August 1948 when it was transferred to SAS (still owned and registerred by DDL though).

C/N 4828
OY-DCA
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
Douglas DC-3

Postcard published by:
Lufthavns-Kiosken,
Copenhagen, Denmark

Douglas DC-3 OY-DDO

Construction number 20453.
Bought from the US Army Air Force in June 1946.
In service until August 1948 when it was transferred to SAS (still owned and registerred by DDL though).

C/N 20453
OY-DDO
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
Douglas DC-3

Postcard published by:
Lufthavns-Kiosken,
Copenhagen, Denmark

Douglas DC-3 OY-DDA

Construction number 19288.
Bought from the US Army Air Force in March 1946.
In service until August 1948 when it was transferred to SAS (still owned and registerred by DDL though).

C/N 19288
OY-DDA
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
Douglas DC-3

Airline issued postcard
[DDL - Danish Air Lines]

Douglas DC-3 OY-DDI

Construction number 13727.
Bought from the US Army Air Force in September 1946.
In service until August 1948 when it was transferred to SAS (still owned and registerred by DDL though).

C/N 13727
OY-DDI
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
Douglas DC-3

Postcard published by:
Unknown Danish publisher

Douglas DC-3 OY-DDY

Construction number 19771.
Bought from the US Army Air Force in June 1947.
In service until August 1948 when it was transferred to SAS (still owned and registerred by DDL though).

C/N 19771
OY-DDY
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
Douglas DC-3

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

Model DC-4

DDL operated 2 different Douglas DC-4 aircrafts between 1946 and 1948.
Both aircrafts were transferred to SAS on August 1, 1948.
Registrations used were:

OY-DFI, OY-DFO

In the collection 1 of the 2 aircrafts is represented.

Douglas DC-4 OY-DFI

Construction number 42931/33.
Delivered new from Douglas Aircrafts in May 1946 named Dan Viking.
It was with this aircraft Overseas SAS did its first flight to New York September 17 1946.
In service until August 1948 when it was transferred to SAS (still owned and registerred by DDL though).

DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 33
Douglas MSN: 42931
OY-DFI
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
Douglas DC-4

Airline issued postcard
[DDL - Danish Air Lines]

Unknown registration

Douglas DC-4
Unknown registration
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab

Cockpit view

Airline issued postcard
[DDL - Danish Air Lines]

Vickers aircrafts

Model Vickers Viking

DDL operated 5 different Vickers Viking aircrafts between 1947 and 1948.
Four of them transferred to SAS on August 1st 1948.
Registrations used were:

OY-DLA, OY-DLE, OY-DLI, OY-DLO, OY-DLU

In the collection 2 of the 5 aircrafts is represented.

Vickers Viking Mk 1B/628 OY-DLA

Construction number 195.
Delivered new from Vickers-Armstrong Aircrafts in April 1947 named Tor Viking.
In service until August 1948 when it was transferred to SAS (still owned and registerred by DDL though).

C/N 195
OY-DLA
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
Vickers Viking

OY-DLA
TOR VIKING

Airline issued postcard
[DDL - Danish Air Lines]

Vickers Viking Mk 1B/628 OY-DLO

Construction number 198.
Delivered new from Vickers-Armstrong Aircrafts in August 1947 named Tormund Viking.
In service until August 1948 when it was transferred to SAS (still owned and registerred by DDL though).

C/N 198
OY-DLO
DDL - Det Danske Luftselskab
Vickers Viking

Flight Report from
OY-DLO
TORMOD VIKING

Airline issued postcard
[DDL - Danish Air Lines]