Famgus Aviation Postcards
Swissair

This page shows my collection of postcards from Swissair.

Quoted from Wikipedia:

Swissair AG (Swiss Air Transport Company Limited) was the former national airline of Switzerland. It was formed from a merger between Balair and Ad Astra Aero (To the Stars), in 1931. For most of its 71 years, Swissair was one of the major international airlines and known as the "Flying Bank" due to the financial stability of the airline, causing it to be regarded as a Swiss national symbol and icon. It was headquartered at Zurich Airport in Kloten.

As for all my airlines pages it's structured in five areas:

Airplanes in flight (7) | Airplanes on the ground (3)

Crews & Passengers (3) | Destinations (0) | Miscellaneous (0)

Current number of postcards on this page:
13

This page was last updated on December 8, 2010
Airplanes in flight
Douglas DC-4
HB-ILA "Genève"
In service with Swissair 1946-1959

A6 size (105 mm x 148 mm)
B&W photo postcard

Printed by: Éditions Jaeger, Genève.
(Nbr: 7695)

Photo: Unknown

Post marked Nov 4 1955
DC-6B
HB-IBI "St. Gallen"
In service with Swissair 1952-1962

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: Swissair.
(Unnumbered)

Photo/Artist: Unknown

Posted June 19 1959

Text at the back of the postcard: Souvenir of your Cinerama Holiday at the Casino Theatre, London, W.1.
DC-7C
HB-IBK "Zürich"
In service with Swissair 1956-1962

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: Frobenius Ltd, Basle, Switzerland.
(Unnumbered)

Photo: Unknown

Posted July 15 1959
Douglas DC-8
HB-IDA "Matterhorn"
In service with Swissair 1960-1968

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: E. Baumann, Winterthur.
(Nbr: 144)

Photo: Unknown

Unused
McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-81

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: Swissair.
(Unnumbered)

Photo: Unknown

Unused

Note: Same picture as below but with different data on back side of the postcard
McDonnell-Douglas MD-81

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: Swissair.
(Unnumbered)

Photo: Unknown

Unused

Note: Same picture as above but with different data on back side of the postcard
Airbus A310-322 Intercontinental

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: Swissair.
(Unnumbered)

Photo: Unknown

Unused
Airplanes on the ground
DC-3's
HB-IRE and HB-IRB
In service with Swissair 1939-1955 and 1946-1962
Kloten Airport, Zürich, Switzerland

A6 size (105 mm x 148 mm)
Color photo postcard

Printed by: A. Kiener, Schwanden.
(Nbr: 570)

Photo: Unknown

Unused
DC-6
HB-IBA "Aargau"
In service with Swissair 1951-1962
Kloten Airport, Zürich, Switzerland

A6 size (105 mm x 148 mm)
Color photo postcard

Printed by: Rud. Suter, Oberrieden-ZH.
(Nbr: 14151)

Photo: Unknown

Post marked July 21 1964 (stamp however removed)
Convair CV-440
HB-IMB "Fribourg"
In service with Swissair 1956-1967
Düsseldorf-Lohausen Airport, Germany

A6 size (105 mm x 148 mm)
Color photo postcard

Printed by: Jos. Kessel, Niederdollendorf b. Bonn.
(No. 2068)

Photograher: Unknown

Post marked Mar 17 1962
Crews and Passengers
Captain talks to passengers on a Transatlantic DC-6B flight

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: Art Institu Orell Fûssell AG, Zürich, Switzerland.
(Unnumbered)

Photo: Unknown

Unused
Passenger at the back stairs of Swissair Caravelle HB-ICZ
Düsseldorf Airport, Germany

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Published by: Photo-Fachgeschäfft, Flughafen Düsseldorf.
Printed by: LEONAR.
(Unnumbered)

Photo: Unknown

Unused
Swissair Jumbo-Jet, Boeing 747-B
Clubraum und Passagierkabine

A6 size (105 mm x 148 mm)
Color photo postcard

Printed by: Verlag Beringer & Pampaluchi, Zürich.
(No. SR 1187)

Photograher: Swissair Photo AG

Unused
Destinations
Miscellaneous