postcard: London Heathrow Airport

Date:1970s
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
Accession Number:2015.166.2044
Dimensions:3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (8.9 x 14 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Postcard
airline: Iberia , Aer Lingus , Air France , British Caledonian Airways , Lufthansa , British Airways , Pan American Airways , Alitalia
aircraft: Boeing 727 , McDonnell Douglas DC-10 , Douglas DC-8 , BAC One-Eleven , Boeing 747 , Airbus A300 , Boeing 737-200
airport: London Heathrow Airport
company: McDonnell Douglas , Pan American World Airways
Description

Color postcard with nine-panel composite depicting photographic images of London Heathrow Airport and various aircraft and "Welcome to Heathrow Airport" sign at night; profile and three-quarter views of Alitalia, British Airways, Air France, Iberia, Lufthansa, British Caledonian, Pan Am, Aer Lingus, Douglas DC-8, Concorde, Airbus A300, Douglas DC-10, Boeing 727, BAC One-Eleven, Boeing 747, Boeing 737-200.

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The location of this object is approximate and was derived from the airport it has been associated with.

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