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Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:05 pm**

These are some postcards I collected over the years, the scan quality isnt the best but you get the idea.

This Electra was the aircraft my Nana flew on (A hand written note on the back states this) so I'm picking she kept it knowing I was a plane nut from an early age.
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I flew on this baby to Melbourne when I was about 8 I think, this postcard was sent to me in April 1980, at least thats how the postmark reads but its rather faint now.
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Not sure how I got this one, nothing on it to indicate anything.
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Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:23 pm**

the second one looks like rarotonga.

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:21 pm**

Is that a B742 or B743 in that last pic? Looks to me like a shortened upper deck.. :unsure:

Alex

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:40 pm**

Alex wrote: Is that a B742 or B743 in that last pic? Looks to me like a shortened upper deck..

Alex

742, Air New Zealand never operated the 743.

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:41 pm**

Brennanx wrote: the second one looks like rarotonga.

It is indeed Raratonga.

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:44 pm**

OLD!!!!!!!!!!!
But neat pictures!!

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:55 pm**

ooOO00OOoo wrote: OLD!!!!!!!!!!!
But neat pictures!!

not old, classic

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:40 pm**

yaa i was right it was rarotonga

i like the look of the 747-200 in the old colours.

Posted: **Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:34 am**

ZÃƒÂ¶ltuger wrote:
ooOO00OOoo wrote: OLD!!!!!!!!!!!
But neat pictures!!

not old, classic

old.................. BUT ....................classic

Posted: **Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:51 pm**

Classic.

Posted: **Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:41 pm**

Age is just a state of mind

Great items Jon, I grew up in the wrong time period :angry:

James

Posted: **Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:09 pm**

Great pics! I think the B777 would look great in the scheme the DC8 is wearing! Shiny belly, crisp white upper fuselage.....nice!

Posted: **Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:21 pm**

Nice collectors item you got there Jon! :thumbup:

Posted: **Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:38 pm**

JonARNZ wrote: These are some postcards I collected over the years, the scan quality isnt the best but you get the idea.

This Electra was the aircraft my Nana flew on (A hand written note on the back states this) so I'm picking she kept it knowing I was a plane nut from an early age.

I flew on this baby to Melbourne when I was about 8 I think, this postcard was sent to me in April 1980, at least thats how the postmark reads but its rather faint now.

Not sure how I got this one, nothing on it to indicate anything.

Havent got the Electra but have the other two....also have a couple of the DC10.
Nunner
Ps Might be wrong but I am sure the airline used to give them away at some stage ?
Nunner

Posted: **Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:00 pm**

J_Eden wrote: Age is just a state of mind

Great items Jon, I grew up in the wrong time period

James

Oh, sorry, didnt realise you HAD grown up, silly me :rolleyes:

Posted: **Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:02 pm**

Nunner wrote: Ps Might be wrong but I am sure the airline used to give them away at some stage ?
Nunner

They sure did, most flights use to give postcards and other stuff away, heck I remember throwing many of these cards out because I had so many. I remember the DC10 one, was also at Rarotonga I think.

Posted: **Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:49 pm**

JonARNZ wrote:
J_Eden wrote: Age is just a state of mind

Great items Jon, I grew up in the wrong time period

James

Oh, sorry, didnt realise you HAD grown up, silly me

Sorry, I'll rephrase:

I am growing up in the wrong....

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