Famgus Aviation Postcards: SAS DC4 aircrafts

Last updated December 14 2021
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Swedish SILA ordered in the autumn of 1943, 7 (later extended to 10) aircrafts of the new DC-4 civilian type to be delivered after the WWII.

In May 1946 the deliveries started. In the beginning the pilots were former US bomb pilots with experience from larger aircrafts. Intense training started so that the need for pilots were secured. With the DC-4 aircrafts also the new role of flight attendants was created.

When the DC-4 arrived it was considered a fantastic airplane. A large cabin, it could reach up to 5000 kilometres and travel at 350 km/h. Even with, for the time, its good performance the DC-4 was soon #2 in SAS when the DC-6 aircrafts became avialable in 1948.

The DC-4s were eventually sold 1956, with good profit!

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In my collection I have postcards with SAS DC-4 from the following airports:

Stockholm-Bromma (BMA/ESSB)
Köpenhamn (Copenhagen)-Kastrup (CPH/EKCH)
Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS/EHAM)
London-Heathrow (LHR/EGLL)
Hamburg-Fühlsbüttel (HAM/EDDH)
Zürich-Kloten (ZRH/LSZH)
Dakar-Yoff (DKR/GOOY)
Gander (YQX/CYQX)
New York-La Guardia (LGA/KLGA)

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Danish (DDL) registrations of DC-4 Skymaster.

42931/33
1946-1948-1956
OY-DFI
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

DAN VIKING

42987/41
1946-1948-1954
OY-DFO
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

ROLF VIKING

Middle aircraft in the row closest to the termal building.
Zürich-Kloten airport.

Norwegian (DNL) registrations of DC-4 Skymaster.

42993/54
1946-1948-1956
LN-IAD
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

HAAKON VIKING

42994/55
1946-1948-1956
LN-IAE
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

OLAV VIKING

Swedish (ABA/SILA) registrations of DC-4 Skymaster.

42905/23
1946-1948-1953
SE-BBA
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

SIGTRYGG VIKING
(Nordan)

42926/25
1946-1948-1954
SE-BBC/OY-DFY
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

SIGVARD VIKING
(Passad)

42927/31
1946-1948-1954
SE-BBD
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

SIGMUND VIKING
(Monsun)

42928/35
1946-1948-1956
SE-BBE
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

SVAVAR VIKING
(Östan)

42929/37
1946-1948-1955
SE-BBF
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

SVERKER VIKING
(Västan)

42930/45
1946-1947
SE-BBG
ABA
Douglas DC-4

No VIKING name
(Sunnan)

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More pictures and other collectibles for SAS Douglas DC-4 follows below.
For the individual aircraft presentations they are structured in Douglas line number order.

1946

SAS registration SE-BBA Sigtrygg Viking (Nordan)

Douglas line number: 23
Manufacturers Serial Number (MSN): 42905

Accepted and delivered May 1 1946.
Registered August 5 1946 on SILA as SE-BBA with the name Nordan.
Formally transferred to SAS August 1 1948 and given the name Sigtrygg Viking.
Sold to Avianca in Colombia September 9 1953, Registered as HK-173.

[Source: Åke Hall: Luftens Vikingar - en bok om SAS alla flygplan. ISBN 91-973892-3-4]

42905/23
SE-BBA
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Over New York

Postcard published by:
Enell, New York

42905/23
SE-BBA
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Zürich-Kloten airport
[ZRH/LSZH]

Postcard published by:
Swissair Photo AG

SE-BBA taking off from Zürich-Kloten airport.

42905/23
SE-BBA
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Somewhere in the air

Postcard published by:
SAS Flight Academy

42905/23
SE-BBA
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Over New York

Postcard published by:
Statistics, London, England

SAS registration SE-BBC/OY-DFY Sigvard Viking

Douglas line number: 25
Manufacturers Serial Number (MSN): 42926

Accepted and delivered May 10 1946.
Registered July 23 1946 on SILA as SE-BBC with the name Passad.
Formally transferred to SAS August 1 1948 and given the name Sigvard Viking.
Re-registered February 17 1950 to OY-DFY.
Sold to Colombian Air Force March 6 1954, Registered as FAC690.

[Source: Åke Hall: Luftens Vikingar - en bok om SAS alla flygplan. ISBN 91-973892-3-4]

42926/25
SE-BBC/OY-DFY
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Hamburg-Fühlsbüttel airport
[HAM/EDDH]

[OY-DFY]
Postcard published by:
Kunstverlag Johannes Thordsen jun.,
Hamburg, Germany

42926/25
SE-BBC/OY-DFY
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Copenhagen-Kastrup airport
[CPH/EKCH]

[OY-DFY in the background]
Postcard published by:
Grönlunds Forlag,
Denmark

42926/25
SE-BBC/OY-DFY
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Copenhagen-Kastrup airport
[CPH/EKCH]

[OY-DFY in the background]
Postcard published by:
F. Munthe-Österbye,
Copenhagen, Denmark

42926/25
SE-BBC/OY-DFY
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

London Central airport
[LHR/EGLL]

[OY-DFY]
Postcard published by:
A. V. Fry & Co. Ltd,
London, England

42926/25
SE-BBC/OY-DFY
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Copenhagen-Kastrup airport
[CPH/EKCH]

[OY-DFY]
Postcard published by:
F. Munthe-Österbye,
Copenhagen, Denmark

SAS registration SE-BBD Sigmund Viking

Douglas line number: 31
Manufacturers Serial Number (MSN): 42927

Accepted and delivered May 17 1946.
Registered August 2 1946 on SILA as SE-BBD with the name Monsun.
Formally transferred to SAS August 1 1948 and given the name Sigmund Viking.
Sold to Japan Air Lines February 23 1954, Registered as JA6008.

[Source: Åke Hall: Luftens Vikingar - en bok om SAS alla flygplan. ISBN 91-973892-3-4]

42927/31
SE-BBD
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Gander airport
[YQX/CYQX]

Postcard published by:
Photogelatine Engraving Co.,
Toronto, Canada

SE-BDD
in the bottom left-hand corner.

42927/31
SE-BBD
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Oslo-Fornebu airport
[FBU/ENFB]

Postcard published by:
K. Harstad, Kunstforlag,
Oslo, Norway

42927/31
SE-BBD
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Amsterdam-Schiphol airport
[AMS/EHAM]

Postcard published by:
Aerofoto K.L.M.,
Amsterdam, Netherlands

SAS registration OY-DFI Dan Viking

Douglas line number: 33
Manufacturers Serial Number (MSN): 42931

Accepted and delivered May 6 1946.
Registered the same day (?) on DDL as OY-DFI with the name Dan Viking.
It was this aircraft that made the first official flight to New York September 17 1946.
Formally transferred to SAS August 1 1948.
Sold to Air Charter in UK October 8 1956, Registered as G-AOXK.

[Source: Åke Hall: Luftens Vikingar - en bok om SAS alla flygplan. ISBN 91-973892-3-4]

42931/33
OY-DFI
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

New York-La Guardia airport
[LGA/KLGA]

Airline issued postcard (?)
No publisher mentioned ...

Picture most likely taken during the first official flight to New York September 19-20 1946.

The pictures below are taken at the La Guardia airport in New York, most likely during the premiere flight to New York September 19-20 1946.
	42931/33 OY-DFI Scandinavian Airlines System Douglas DC-4 New York-La Guardia airport [LGA/KLGA] Postcard published by: Sagokonst, Stockholm, Sweden	42931/33 OY-DFI Scandinavian Airlines System Douglas DC-4 New York-La Guardia airport [LGA/KLGA] Postcard published by: Sagokonst, Stockholm, Sweden	42931/33 OY-DFI Scandinavian Airlines System Douglas DC-4 New York-La Guardia airport [LGA/KLGA] Postcard published by: Sagokonst, Stockholm, Sweden

42931/33
OY-DFI
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Over New York

Postcard published by:
Enell, New York, USA

42931/33
OY-DFI
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Over New York

Airline issued
postcard

Below you find one postcards of OY-DFI in DNL livery before the transfer (and repainting) to SAS.
		42931/33 OY-DFI DNL Douglas DC-4 Unknown airport [Copenhagen?] Airline issued postcard

SAS registration SE-BBE Svavar Viking

Douglas line number: 35
Manufacturers Serial Number (MSN): 42928

Accepted and delivered May 18 1946.
Registered July 17 1946 on ABA as SE-BBE with the name Östan.
Formally transferred to SAS August 1 1948 and given the name Svavar Viking.
Sold to Air France in November 1956, Registered as F-BHBX.

[Source: Åke Hall: Luftens Vikingar - en bok om SAS alla flygplan. ISBN 91-973892-3-4]

No SAS images in my collection as of today.

Below you find two postcards of SE-BBE in ABA livery before the transfer (and repainting) to SAS.
		42928/35 SE-BBE ABA Douglas DC-4 Somewhere in the air Airline issued postcard [Artist drawn]
		42928/35 SE-BBE ABA Douglas DC-4 Stockholm-Bromma airport [BMA/ESSB] Airline issued postcard [Artist drawn]

SAS registration SE-BBF Sverker Viking

Douglas line number: 37
Manufacturers Serial Number (MSN): 42929

Accepted and delivered May 23 1946.
Registered June 21 1946 on ABA as SE-BBF with the name Västan.
Formally transferred to SAS August 1 1948 and given the name Sverker Viking.
Sold to Avianca in Colombia June 13 1955, Registered as HK-174.

[Source: Åke Hall: Luftens Vikingar - en bok om SAS alla flygplan. ISBN 91-973892-3-4]

42929/37
SE-BBF
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Copenhagen-Kastrup airport
[CPH/EKCH]

Postcard published by:
Stenders Forlag, Denmark

SAS registration OY-DFO Rolf Viking

Douglas line number: 41
Manufacturers Serial Number (MSN): 42987

Accepted and delivered May 21 1946.
Registered the same day (?) on DDL as OY-DFO with the name Rolf Viking.
Formally transferred to SAS August 1 1948.
Sold to Sobelair in Belgium June 5 1954, Registered as OO-SBL.

[Source: Åke Hall: Luftens Vikingar - en bok om SAS alla flygplan. ISBN 91-973892-3-4]

42987/41
OY-DFO
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Zürich-Kloten airport
[ZRH/LSZH]

Postcard published by:
Photoglob-Wehrli AG, Zürich, Switzerland

ABA registration SE-BBG

Douglas line number: 45
Manufacturers Serial Number (MSN): 42930

The aircraft was intended to be transferred to SAS in 1948.

Accepted and delivered June 3 1946.
Registered July 3 1946 on ABA as SE-BBG with the name Sunnan.

[Source: Åke Hall: Luftens Vikingar - en bok om SAS alla flygplan. ISBN 91-973892-3-4]

Crashed October 26 1947 during approach to Athens airport. All 44 onboard were killed.
The aircraft was on route from Istanbul to Stockholm-Bromma.
Intermediate stops scheduled at Athens (Hassani) - Rome (Ciampino) - Geneva (Cointrin) - Copenhagen (Kastrup).

Accident description (Aviation Safety Network)

Front page of the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter on Tuesday October 28 1947 (in Swedish)
[From DN archive /arkivet.dn.se/ - read May 14 2020]

42930/45
SE-BBG
ABA
Douglas DC-4

Somewhere in the air

Airline issued postcard
[Artist drawn]

SAS registration LN-IAD Haakon Viking

Douglas line number: 54
Manufacturers Serial Number (MSN): 42993

Accepted and delivered June 24 1946.
Registered the same day (?) on DNL as LN-IAD with the name Haakon Viking.
Formally transferred to SAS August 1 1948 and given the name Haakon Viking.
Sold to Air France in January 1957, Registered as F-BHBY.

[Source: Åke Hall: Luftens Vikingar - en bok om SAS alla flygplan. ISBN 91-973892-3-4]

42993/54
LN-IAD
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Over New York

Postcard published by:
Enell, New York, USA

42993/54
LN-IAD
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Unkown airport
[Switzerland?]

Postcard published by:
Flug-Foto Schait,
Dübendorf, Switzerland

42993/54
LN-IAD
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Somewhere in the air
[PR postcard]

Postcard published by:
Airline issued postcard

42993/54
LN-IAD
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Hamburg-Fühlsbüttel airport
[HAM/EDDH]

Postcard published by:
Defot,
Germany

Onroute from London to Gothenburg.
Position: Over Great Yarmouth.
Date: May 8 1949.
Time: 14:54.

42993/54
LN-IAD
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Airline issued postcard

According to the SAS time table effective from May 1st 1949 this flight must have been SK 522.
Departure time London 13:24, scheduled arrival to Gothenburg 16:45 local time.

At 17:15 local time time the flight should leave Gothenburg to arrive in Stockholm at 18:45.

[Airline Timetable Images - read May 16 2020]

SAS registration LN-IAE Olav Viking

Douglas line number: 55
Manufacturers Serial Number (MSN): 42994

Accepted and delivered June 24 1946.
Registered the same day (?) on DNL as LN-IAE with the name Olov Viking.
Formally transferred to SAS August 1 1948 and given the name Olov Viking.
Sold to Japan Air Lines October 27 1956, Registered as JA6012.

[Source: Åke Hall: Luftens Vikingar - en bok om SAS alla flygplan. ISBN 91-973892-3-4]

42994/55
LN-IAE
Scandinavian Airlines System
Douglas DC-4

Somewhere in the air