postcard: Cape Town International Airport, Boeing 727, South African Airways (SAA)

Date:1970s
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
Accession Number:2015.166.1827
Dimensions:3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (8.9 x 14 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Postcard
airline: South African Airways (SAA)
aircraft: Boeing 727
airport: Cape Town International Airport
company: Boeing , South African Airways (SAA)
Description

Postcard with color photographic image depicting South African Airways Boeing 727 at takeoff, with Cape Town International Airport in background.

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