United Air Lines Douglas DC-4

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United Air Lines Douglas DC-4

Postcard back reads as follows:

Capable of spanning the continent in 9½ hours, United's "Age of Flight" 4-engined Mainliners will carry 52 passengers and 5500 pounds of mail and express at speeds up to 300 miles an hour.

 

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United Air Lines Douglas DC-4

Postcard back reads as follows:

Passengers board United's giant "Age of Flight" Mainliner -- a 4-engined plane carrying 52 passengers and cargo at a 5 mile-a-minute clip. Luxurious appointments make every trip a pleasure.

 

Please address and return to stewardess who will stamp and mail for you . . .

 

 

United Air Lines Douglas DC-4

 

Postcard back reads as follows:

Douglas DC-4

In 1935 Douglas began work on the DC-4, a trunk route airplane. But by the time the aircraft first flew in 1942, the U.S. was at war and took over the DC-4 for military use. Many of the 1,163 DC-4's built then, as well as 79 post-war models, finally flew commercially after the war. Length: 93'11". Wingspan: 117'6". Cruising speed: 219 mph.

 

Artist: Roy Andersen

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