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National L-10 Electra
National's first airliner was the Lockheed 10A Electra, illustrated on this vintage National issue.
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National Lodestar #1
National's First Lodestar was delivered in 1941, with 7 more delivered after the war in 1946
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National DC-4
The first of 6 new DC-4s arrived at National in February of 1946. N33679 served for 7 years before sale to Resort Airlines. Ultimately it was converted to a Carvair for Channel Airways.
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National Lodestar #2
A nice, but unidentified vintage card of National's Lodestar, NC 25687. Photo by W J Gray.
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National Lodestar #3
A Jumbo Postcard issue featuring NC 25687. Delivered new to National, in 1940, it was leased to Caribair and crashed at Jacksonville in January 1947
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National Lodestars
A mint vintage National issue featuring their Lodestar fleet.
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National C-46
National acquired 2 C-46s in July of 1948. They operated until 1954. This one, N 1661M ultimately went to Boliviana in 1960, and was written off in a crash in 1972. Card is an IAWP historical issue.
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National Fleet 1955 KCF
A very rare ink blotter from 1955, featuring the National fleet. This gem kindly shared by Kuo-Ching Fu.
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National DC-6 #1
A great image of mid 1950s travel, this card features passengers deplaning from N-90894. In those years National was described as the Route of the Buccaneers.
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National DC-6 #2
An excellent view of National's DC-6 N-90896 in flight. Delivered new in July of 1950, it served for 13 years before sale to Mackey. An Enell issue
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National DC-6 #3
A classic National issue featuring the DC-6
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National DC-6B #1
A National issue of their DC-6B, describing luxurious service from New York to Florida and Cuba
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National DC-6B #2
National received their first DC-6B in 1952. N-8221H was their first, shown on this Aviation Color Photo issue. It also was sold to Mackey in 1963
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National Convair 340 #1
An outstanding National issue of N-8412H, delivered in September 1953. Sold to Hawaiian in 1959, and converted to a 640 model. Later served with Pacific Western, Worldways, and Time Air. WFU in 1991
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National Convair 340 #2
A beautiful, but unidentified in-flight view of National's N-8412H. This is part of a set, possibly National issue?
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National Convair 340 #3
This Convair 340 was delivered in August of 1954. Its years of service took it to North Central, where it was converted to a 580, through Republic to Northwest, where it flew the last Northwest 580 flight.
An IAWP Historical issue
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National Convair 440 #1
This vintage Orlando airport features a National Convair 440 on the ramp.
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National Convair 440 #2
Delivered new to National in 1956, this 440, N-2043, was sold to Allegheny in 1962 and converted to a 580. Went to Aspen in 1977 and was written off in a crash at Durango in 1988.
An IAWP issue
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National DC-7
A classic National issue, featuring the DC-7 over Miami Beach. Four DC-7s were acquired in 1953 & 1954
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National DC-7 #2w
An unidentified DC-7on an Enell issue
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National Sikorsky S-55 KCF
In 1954 National experimented with an intra state helicopter service using Sikorsky S-55s. This rare Peter Black issue shows it, N423A, in flight. It was not successful.
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National DC-7B #1
National's DC-7B's began arriving in 1957. This one, also from the unidentified B&W set is N-6202B, which served until 1964
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National DC-7B #2
A splendid National issue in color, featuring N 6201B.
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National DC-7B #3
This Flite-Line issue features N-6201B, their first DC7B.
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National DC-7B #4
An outstanding information card, #30 from an unidentified collector set. Also featuring 6201B
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National DC-7B #5 KCF
A beautiful card from Aviation Color Photo, featuring N6201B
"Shared by Kuo-Ching Fu"
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National L-1049 H Constellation #1
A beautiful National issue of their Super H Constellation N 7131C in flight. The Super H's, delivered in 1957, operated National's Club Coach flights. This one was sold to Nordair of Canada in 1963.
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National L-1049 H Constellation #2
The same airliner from the B & W set
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National L-1049 H Constellation #3
The first of 2 Aviation Color Photo issues of N 7133C in flight. All of National Super H's went to Nordair.
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National L-1049 H Constellation #4
A second Aviation color Photo issue.
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National L-1049H Constellation #5W
An Enell issue featuring National's L-1049H
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National Electra #1
In 1959, National became the first airline to operate the new Lockheed Electra. N 5001K, shown on this Aviation World issue, was delivered in March of 1959. It was wfu in 1969 and sold to Pacific Western in 1972
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National Electra #2
An outstanding National issue of the same aircraft.
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National Electra #3
Another nice view of 5001K from the black & White set
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National Electra #4
N-5005K is featured on this Edition par Image & Graphique issue. This beauty was delivered in 1959, and sold to ONA in 1968.
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National Electra #5 MDS
An outstanding AeroGem issue, featuring N5006K, delivered in August of 1959
"By courtesy of Mario DaSilva"
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National DC-8-20
Beautiful card from the black & white set features N 6571C, a 21 model delivered in February 1960. It flew for National until 1973
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National DC-8-20 #2MDS
A very nice issue of a National DC-8-20 landing on an Aviation Cards issue.
"By courtesy of Mario DaSilva"
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National DC-8-20 #3 MDS
A Miami Airport Commemorative issue of National's DC-8, shared by Mario DaSilva
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National DC-8-20 #4 KCF
A beautiful postcard view of N 6571C on a World Great Airlines issue, shared by Kuo-Ching Fu
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National DC-8-30
An AeroGem issue featuring N-7184C, a 32 model acquired from Northwest in 1964. In 1972 it wet to Spear Air, later serving with ONA and Andes.
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National DC-8-50 #1
A National issue of the DC-8-50 over San Francisco. The first 50 model was delivered in February of 1962
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National DC-8-50 #2
A similar National issue of the DC-8-51 over London
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National 727-100 #1
National received their first 727-35 in October of 1964. It went with the Pan Am acquisition, and was sold to the Air Force in 1975. It somehow ended up with mercenaries in South Africa. Card is an AeroGem issue.
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National 727-100 #2
This model image was actually the National issue of their 727-35.
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National 727-100 #3
This 727, N-4622 was delivered in
October of 1966. In 1984, it was converted to a freighter, later flying for Flying Tiger, Kalitta and FedEx.
A JJ Postcard issue
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National DC-8-61 #2
In August of 1967 the beautiful DC-8-61 joined National's fleet. There were only 2, mostly serving the Southern Trans Continental route.
This uncommon National issue is my absolute favorite DC-8 card
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National DC-8-61 #1
A very nice AeroGem issue of N-45090, delivered in August of 1967. Sold to Capitol International 1n 1975
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National 727-200 #1 MDS
An International Airlines Museum issue featuring one of National's 727-235s, shared by Mario DaSilva
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National 727-200 #2 MDS
A C5 Heathrow issue featuring the 235.
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National 747-100 #1
The first of two outstanding Dexter issues featuring National's new 747-135, delivered in August 1970
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National 747-100 #2
An uncommon Movifoto issue of National's 747
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National 747-100 #3
N-77772 flew for National for 6 years before sale to Northwest in 1976
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National 747-100 #4
A nice IAWP Historical issue, also featuring N7772 landing
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National DC-10-10 #1
A pre-delivery National issue of their new DC-10
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National DC-10-10 #5 KCF
Also an apparent pre-delivery issue of the DC-10 from Frontier Productions
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National DC-10-10 #2
A splendid National airlines issue featuring N-60NA, delivered in fall of 1971.
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National DC-10-10 #3
A beautiful in flight view of N-60NA, the first DC-10 delivered to National in November 1971. A Mike Roberts issue
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National DC-10-10 #4
A Dexter Press issue of National's N-60 NA, which was named "Barbara". After 1980, it operated for Pan Am for 4 years and was sold to American. Later bought by FedEx for parts
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National DC-10-30 #1 MDS
In 1973, National began adding DC-10-30s to the fleet. The 30s handled National's long haul routes more efficiently, and allowed National to sell their 2 747s to Northwest in 1976. This one, N-81NA, Later served with American from 1984-1993.
Card is a Mary Jaynes issue, shared by Mario DaSilva
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