postcard: Hughes Airwest, McDonnell Douglas MD-80

Date:1970s
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line:Gift of Catherine J. Allen Paulsen
Accession Number:1997.04.02 a h
Dimensions:4 x 6 inches (10.2 x 15.2 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Postcard
Manufacturer :Hughes Air West, Hughes Air Corporation
airline: Hughes Airwest
aircraft: Douglas DC-9 , McDonnell Douglas MD-80
company: Hughes Airwest , McDonnell Douglas
Description

Set of eight illustrated postcards issued by Hughes Airwest; full color images of various airplanes promoting various destinations: a. Douglas DC-9 with yellow and blue livery in flight with stylized sun and Mexican textile patterns in the background; front three-quarter view of aircraft with "Hughes Airwest" on fuselage; caption on reverse, "Come fly the Sun to Mexico. Hughes Airwest is the only U.S. Airline to Guadalajara, La Paz, Guaymas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta."

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