The first of twenty P-59A's built participating in a contrasting formation flight with P-63A Kingcobra 42-69417 (Centre) and P-39Q Airacobra 42-19597 (top). From Bell aircraft 60 years ago.

Image taken on a pre-delivery test flight with Convair's production number '153' still on its nose. Delivered in March 1949, serving until sale to LOT as SP-LPA in October 1957. From Sabena 60 years ago.

Delivered to USAAF as C-54E 44-9053 on 1 March 1945. Bought by TWA in 1946 and operated until lease to Northwest Airlines in 1951, Crashed at Sandspit BC on 19 January 1952. From TWA 60 years ago.

The DH-4 was a 1917 RAF day bomber. Examples sank German submarines and shot down Zeppelins at up to 16000 ft. 4,587 were US-built, mainly with Liberty engines, for service with the Army Air Service in Europe. Postwar the DH-4 remained in US military service until 1929. No.166 was one of over 100 upgraded DH-4Bs used postwar on transcontinental airmail routes by the USPO. 400 lbs of mail was carried in a compartment replacing the forward cockpit. From Douglas A/c.

United Airlines were the launch customer for the Boeing 247. Within a few months of the type's first flight in early 1933, over 30 were in service with UAL, replacing the previous assortment of single-engined and biplane airliners. Obtained from Boeing 60 years ago.

The Model 40B-4 was designed to carry four passengers and a substantial load of mail. Pacific Air Transport used theirs on Contract Airmail route C.A.M.8 between Seattle and Los Angeles. The pilot sat in an open cockpit just ahead of the circular "Boeing System" insignia. From Boeing 60 years ago.

TWA flew five of the ten 307s built. NX19906 first flew in early 1940. Painted temporarily as NC1940 for publicity purposes. Served on US coast-to-coast services. Impressed as C-75 42-88623. Returned to TWA in 1945 as NC19906. Used on US regional services. Sold in 1951 to Aigle Azur as F-BELU. From TWA 60 years ago.