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Eastern 25th Anniversay Card
1953 was a landmark year for Eastern. After 25 years they were indeed operating "The Great Silver Fleet of State of the art aircraft.
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Eastern Curtis Condor #1W
The Cutis T-32 Condor aircraft was introduced as a sleeper aircraft for 12 passengers in 1933. It was capable of cruising at 190 mph and operated a New York to Miami through service in 1933. It could accommodate 15 passengers by day.
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Eastern Curtis Condor Flight Crew
A very rare Eastern issue, Featuring the aircraft and its flight crew.
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Eastern Stewardesses
A wonderful Eastern issue featuring its Air Hostesses.
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Eastern Curtis Condor Interior #1w
An extraordinary Eastern issue showing the interior of the Condor, which was also designed to accommodate sleeping compartments for 12 passengers.
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Eastern's Restored Ford TriMotor KCF
The Tri-Motor served Eastern essentially from the beginning of inter city services. But We have only this excellent card of the fully restored aircraft to illustrate.
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Eastern Lockheed L-10 Electra
The new L-10 Electra was the first component of the modern Great Silver Fleet. NC- 14958, shown on this Players Collector Card was their first, delivered in Sept. of 1935.
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Eastern 10 Electra #2 KCF
The airliner is shown in flight on this historical issue from the City of Jacksonville. It was exported to Brazil in 1945.
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Eastern DC-2 #15 W
Eastern's fleet was quickly supplemented by the new DC-2, and a generous number of postcards were issued in the mid 1930s. This one, from the want list.
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Eastern DC-2 #10 w
Another DC-2, bearing the Eastern Logo on the card face also from the want list
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Eastern DC-2 #11
An excllent boarding view of the DC-2. The back message indicates they were flying from Omaha to San Francisco!
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Eastern DC-2s
This outstanding card of DC-2s wearing The Great Silver Fleet Titles, is a Chicago Airport issue.
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Eastern DC-2 #7
My favorite DC-2 card is this rare in flight card showing a special Florida Flyer livery, in near perfect condition.
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Eastern DC-2 #16 KCF
This modern issue from Frontier Productions shows the DC-2 in flight over New York City, a popular backdrop for in flight views.
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Eastern DC-2 #14 KCF
An outstanding vintage view of the DC-2 over NEW YOrk City, shared by Kuo-Ching Fu, published by Albertype.
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Eastern DC-2 #12 KCF
This excellent in flight view published by the Albertype Co, features NC 14970, delivered in 1935, and sent to the Australian Air Force in 1940.
By courtesy of Kuo-Ching Fu
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Eastern DC-2 #13
The previous image was produced in color on this spectacular Eastern issue in near mint condition.
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Eastern DC-2 #1
This Eastern issue, featuring DC-2 NC-13735 in flight over Houston promotes Eastern's flights to New York. The airliner delivered in 1934 was written off at Montgomery Al. in October 1938
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Eastern DC-2 #2
This in flight DC-2 is a J T Sommers issue.
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Eastern DC-2 #3
Another excellent Eastern issue featuring NC 13733, delivered in 1934, and sold to Australian National in 1940
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Eastern DC-2 #9
N 14970 is also shown on this Player's Cigarette collector card.
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Eastern DC-2 #4
Another Eastern issue of th DC-2 over New York City
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Eastern DC-2 #5
This view over Mt Vernon
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Eastern DC-2 #6
A very nice postcard view of the somewhat modest Vero Beach Airport, featuring one of Eastern's DC-2s
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Eastern DC-2 #8
An Eastern issue featuring the DC-2 at Shushan Airport, New Orleans.
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Eastern DC-2 Interior #2 KCF
Kuo-Ching Fu has shared this "Interesting" cabin view of the DC-2, with meal service, an early Eastern issue.
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Eastern DC-2 Interior KCF
A somewhat later Eastern issue of the DC-2 at meal time, shared by Kuo-Ching Fu
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Eastern DC-3 #3
By the end of 1936, the first Of more than 80 DC-3s arrived at Eastern.This nice in flight Eastern issue features N 25649, delivered in 1940. It went to the Air Force in 1942, and was later acquired by Delta. Sadly lost in a crash in route to Shreveport from Dallas in 1953.
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Eastern DC-3 #17KCF
An absolutely splendid Jumbo Postcard issue of Eastern's DC-3 NC-25649,
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Eastern DC-3 #5
This somewhat later in flight issue features NC 19970, also delivered in 1940, and serving until lost in a crash near Cheshire Connecticut in 1946.
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Eastern DC-3 #4
This nice Eastern issue shows DC-3 NC 21729, boarding at the Miami Airport. It served Eastern from 1939-1952, and was sold to North Central.
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Eastern DC-3 #18
This excellent postcard view of NC 21743 is from the LaGuardia Airport series published by William T Hoff. The airliner was delivered in 1939, serving for 12 years before becoming a corporate aircraft.
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Eastern DC3 #16 KCF
A rare Jumbo Postcard issue, featuring NC 33632, delivered to Eastern in September of 1941, and sold to NoCentral in 1953. The aircraft remained airworthy at least through 2018.
Card by courtesy Kuo-Ching Fu
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Eastern DC-3 Interior #2
An interesting Eastern issue featuring DC-3 passengers in a sleeping configuration.
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Eastern Route Map #2
A popular item with Eastern over the years, was the route map postcard, for passengers to trace their travel. This one is from the 1940s
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Eastern DC-3 #1
The first of two Eastern issues featuring the DC-3 over Miami
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Eastern DC-3 #1A
The Previous card with slightly different title.
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Eastern DC-3 #2
An absolutely stunning pristine Eastern issue of NC 18123, delivered in 1937. Sadly written off on landing at LaGuardia in 1945
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Eastern DC-3 #11
An excellent Eastern issue of a DC-3 at New Orleans.
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Eastern DC-3s
THis excellent Eastern issue features a line-up of DC-3s in the Great Silver Fleet livery.
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Eastern DC-3 #6
This rather poor art work card of a DC-3 was paired with a similarly bad DC-4 issue
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Eastern DC-3 #7
A second slightly improved version of the Artist DC-3 card
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Eastern DC-3 #15
A Washington Airport issue featuring DC-3 NC-18124, Delivered in 1937, and now preserved at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington
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Eastern DC-3 #10
An apparent Miami Airport issue featuring Eastern's DC-3 NC 16081, the 3rd DC-3 received by Eastern, at take off. It went to the Army Air Force, and was written off in January, 1943
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Eastern DC-3 #13
One of the excellent LaGuardia Airport issues, featuring an Eastern DC-3
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Eastern DC-3 #8
My Favorite of the Eastern DC-3s is this oustanding Eastern in flight view of NC 19134. It served Eastern from 1945-1952, and was then sold to Curtis Wright. This view Has The Great Silver Fleet titles.
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Eastern DC-3 #9
A later re-issue of the card, wearing Fly Eastern Airlines titles.
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Eastern DC-3 #20
An early 1950s Orlando airport issue, featuring an Eastern DC-3
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Eastern DC-3 #21
A exceptionally nice Jacksonville airport issue featuring one of the last DC-3s delivered to Eastern.
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Eastern DC-3 #14
A nice LaGuardia airport issue featuring passengers boarding Eastern’s DC-3 NC-18122, delivered in November 1937, and retired in 1953 and exported to Bolivia
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Eastern DC-3 #12
This IAWP Historical issue features NC 18196, an ex military C-49k airliner acquired in 1949. It served only until 1952, when sold to North Central.
It was painted with Fly Eastern Airlines Titles when acquired.
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Eastern DC-3 Interior #1
A very early interior postcard of Eastern’s DC-3
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Eastern DC-4 #9w
AS the war came to a close, Eastern began to acquire a number of ex military C-54s. They were equipped with 68 seats, and first introduced on April 2, 1946 from New York to Miami. This Enell issue portrays Eastern's DC-4 N-88705, an ex Navy R5D.
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Eastern DC-4 #10 KCF
This Frontier Productions issue, shared by Kuo-Ching Fu, shows NC 88707, another ex Navy aircraft, which operated for Eastern from 1946-1951, and was returned to the Navy
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Eastern Route Map #3
As Eastern's routes grew, new map cards were issued, this one reflecting the addition of Colonial Airlines to the system
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Eastern DC-4 #1
A fairly crude early Eastern issue of their new DC-4 Silverliner
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Eastern DC-4 #2
A second similar art work issue
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Eastern DC-4 #3
A much more appealing postcard view of Eastern's DC-4, NC 88811, in flight. It was delivered from the Navy in June of 1946, and ultimately returned to the Navy at a later uncertain date
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Eastern DC-4 #4
The image was later re-issued with Fly Eastern Airlines Titles on the fuselage.
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Eastern DC-4 #5
This excellent AviationCards issue shows NC88075 in flight. This beauty served Eastern from June 1946 through October of 1958.
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Eastern DC-4 #8
Another great view of NC 88705 is shown on this AviationCards Issue
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Eastern DC-4 #6
Another excellent view of 88705 from Aviationviews.
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Eastern DC-4 #11 KCF
A frontier Productions issue featuring the same image.
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Eastern DC-4 #7
Another great in flight view of 88705 from Aviation World.
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Eastern DC-4 #12 KCF
One final DC-4 view from Frontier productions, using the previous image. The DC-4s opened the door to Trans Continental flight for Eastern, but they were soon to be obsoleted by the airliner that symbolized Eastern.
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Eastern Constellation #8
A spectacular view of an Eastern L-649 Constellation on an International Airlines Museum issue
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Eastern Constellation #10
This rare Jumbo Postcard issue of Eastern's L649 Constellation shows a registration of NC-33031, which I haven't been able to identify. It is, nevertheless an beautiful example of the early Constellation in flight.
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Eastern Constellation #9
A rare Eastern issue featuring N108A, delivered new to Eastern as a 649 model in July of 1947. It was later converted to a 749 (New Type) model in 1950. It served until 1961, and was sold to California Airmotive
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Eastern Constellation #11w
NC-108A also appeared on this nice Enell issue.
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Eastern Constellation #12
An unusual blank back card also features NC-108A
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Eastern Constellation #13 KCF
This Classic Airliners issue features NX-101A the prototype constellation in Eastern colors, and carrying the cargo pod beneath the main fuselage. It first flew on Oct. 18, 1946
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Eastern Route Map #1
By the time Constellations were in service, Eastern's routes had extended as far south as Mexico City and Puerto Rico.
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Eastern Meal Service
An interesting and rather rare card promoting meal service on Eastern’s new Constellations.
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Eastern Meal Service #2KCF
An alternate meal selection, shared by Kuo-Ching Fu.
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Eastern Meal Service #3KCF
A final meal option shown on these remarkable postcards, also shared by Kuo-Ching Fu.
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Eastern Constellation #1
This is the first Constellation card from the hideous artist set issued by Eastern.
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Eastern Constellation #2
The 2nd version of the Eastern issued artist card.
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Eastern Constellation #7
Eastern Constellations were a regular feature on the ramp at Louisville. I spent many, many hours on that observation deck
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Eastern Constellation #3
A very nice Eastern Issue, featuring Constellation NC-101A in flight. This airliner was delivered in October of 1947, and operated until sold to Standard Airways in 1961. It later went to LANSA in Peru, operating until 1965
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Eastern Constellation #4
The previous card was Re-issued with the Fly Eastern Air Lines titles.
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Eastern Constellation #5
This unique Eastern issue shows N-108A, a 749 converted New Type Constellation in flight on one engine. Emphasizing the safety of the modern airliner.
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Eastern Constellation #6
The most common of the New Type Constellation post cards, featuring an unidentified image
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Eastern Fleet circa 1950
This splendid Fleet card, shared by Kuo-Ching Fu is a Frontier productions issue, showing the great aircraft serving before 1950.
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Eastern Silver Falcon Logo card
Eastern made a big bet on the Martin 404 airliner, aggressively marketing as the "Silver Falcon". This unusual card featured the Silver Falcon Emblem.
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Eastern Martin 404 #8KCF
An outstanding postcard view of Eastern’s Martin 404 N440A, the first Silver Falcon delivered, in October of 1951. After 11 years it was sold to Mohawk, and later flew for Ozark
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Eastern Martin 404 #3
Likely the most common airline issued postcard on earth, it appeared that there may have only been two huge printings.
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Eastern Martin 404 #4
The same view with somewhat different style of lettering.
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Eastern Martin 404 #6
N 465A is shown on this Daytona Airport issue. Delivered in 1952, it flew 9 years for Eastern and was sold to Southern. After 11 years at Southern, it was sold to Marco Island Airways, serving several more years before WFU
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Eastern Martin 404 #1
The first of two Lexington Airport cards featuring Eastern Martin 404s. This one shows N450A on the ramp. After 10 years of service with Eastern it went to Southern, serving 13 years, and was restored by the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in its Eastern colors.
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Eastern Martin 404 #2
This is the restored N450A on display with Mid Atlantic Air Museum
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Eastern Martin 404 #9
Some years later, Lexington issued this card featuring N 470A. It too, flew with Eastern for 10 years, served Southern for 15 years, and finished its service with Florida Airlines and Ocean Airways.
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Eastern Martin 404 #7
This nice Augusta Airport issue shows N464A on the ramp. It served with Mohawk, and later, Ozark after its time with Eastern.
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Eastern Martin 404 #5
N 488A, shown on this IAWP Historical card was delivered in November 1952. Like others, it went to Southern but fate is uncertain after 1974
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Eastern L-1049 Constellation #3
This nice Enell issue features N6203C, the first L-1049 Constellation received by Eastern. Delivered in November of 1951, It served Eastern through 1967. It's last services were on the Shuttle, in the hockey stick scheme.
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Eastern L-1049C Constellation #4 KCF
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Eastern L-1049 Constellation #2
A common sight at Louisville, Eastern's Super Constellations were always a thrill. I, no dubt, would be one of the people on the observation deck. This one is N-6204C, delivered in December of 1951
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Eastern L-1049 Constellation #1
A splendid old Eastern issue, Featuring N-6201C, delivered in March of 1952. It, too served Eastern through July of 1967
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Eastern L-1049 Constellation #3
N-6206C is shown on this Ft. Lauderdale airport issue. Delivered in December, 1951, it was WFU in 1968
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Eastern L-1049 C Constellation #3 KCF
This rarely seen image is a Frontier Productions issue, shared by Kuo-Ching Fu. The airliner is one of Eastern's 1049 C models, delivered in November of 1953. It was retired in December of 1967, and like its predecessors, broken up.
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Eastern L-1049 C Constellation #4 KCF
Another outstanding Image of N6217C from Frontier Productions
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Eastern L-1049 C Constellation #1
The very nice Eastern issue of their new, more powerful Super "C"
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Eastern L-1049 G Constellation #1
The Super G Constellations entered Eastern's fleet in September of 1956, ultimately totaling 10 aircraft. They were esentally the last of the great Eastern Constellation fleet, mostly retired in 1968. The card is an Aviation Color Photo issue.
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Eastern L-1049 G Constellation #3 KCF
This outstanding Frontier Productions issue, shared by Kuo-Ching Fu features N 6236G in flight. Delivered in October of 1956, it operated for 12 years before sale to California Airmotive.
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Eastern L-1049 C Constellation #5
The only card I have of the Constellation in later Eastern colors, this radar equipped Super C is on an AeroGem issue. The aircraft was delivered in 1953, and served through 1967
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Eastern DC-6B
To supplement newly received DC-7Bs and Constellations, Eastern leased a number of DC-6Bs in 1957. They operated for 5 years, and ultimately went to the French Air Force. The DC-6B returned to Eastern in 1967 through the acquisition of Mackey Airlines, but I'm uncertain if any were painted in Eastern Colors.
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Eastern DC-7B #1
Eastern made a huge investment in the DC-7B Golden Falcon, ultimately receiving 49 between 1955 and 1958Sadly, this is the only Eastern issue featuring the aircraft.
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Eastern DC-7B #2
The DC-7B's took over most of the main line routes for Eastern. Shown on this AviationCards issue is N847D, delivered in March of 1958. It operated until May of 1965, and was sold to Overseas National.
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Eastern DC-7B #5KCF
This beautiful unidentified AI? B&W card features N-802D, the 2nd DC-7B received by Eastern. It served for 11 years before WFU. Card by courtesy of Kuo-Ching Fu
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Eastern DC-7B #4KCF
This splendid DC-7B is N836D, restored by the Historical Flight Foundation. Shown as is most appropriate, flying over Miami Beach. Card by courtesy of Kuo-Ching Fu
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Eastern DC-7B #3
One final look at the DC-7B in more modern Eastern colors is this AviationCards issue, featuring N-828D, on the ramp. This one was delivered in December of 1957, and served until sale to TransAir of Sweden in 1965
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Eastern Convair 440 #4
The last piston engined aircraft to join Eastern's fleet was actually the Convair 440, which began arriving in 1957. Shown on this card is N-9302, their 2nd 440. It flew for 13 years was WFU and unceremoniously broken up. Card is blank back, uncertain issue.
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Eastern Convair 440 #1
A great view of Convair 440 N-9305 at Indianapolis Airport. After 12 years with Eastern it went to Standard Airways and later Mackey International where it was unfortunately written off at FReeport.
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Eastern Convair 440 #5
A W G A issue of N-9308 which served Eastern from 1957-1970
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Eastern Convair 440 #6 W
A Rare Peter Black issue of N9313in its final livery, which, also flew for Eastern 13 years
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Eastern Convair 440 #2
This IAWP Historical issue Shows N-9301, Eastern's first Convair 440, in the Hockey Stick Livery. It operated from April 1957-June 1970
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Eastern Convair 440 #3
This great postcard view features Convair N-9312, at the old Ocala Airport. Another of many cities that lost air service over the years. Card is an IAWP issue
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