Seaboard & Western Airlines

Has a red slip cover with Seaboard & Western in raided letters. Seaboard & Western Airlines was founded by the Norden brothers, Arthur and Raymond—both World War II veterans of the Army’s Air Transport Command, on September 11, 1946. Later in 1980 merged with Flying Tiger Line. Many Firsts: FIRST airline to fly an all-cargo flight across the Atlantic FIRST airline to land and takeoff at Idlewild (now JFK) Airport FIRST airline to fly support for the Berlin Airlift FIRST airline to fly a Military Air Transport Service (MATS) charter FIRST airline to support Pacific Airlift for the Korean Conflict (with a planeload of Air Force fighter pilots) FIRST airline to order and operate the Lockheed L-1049D Super Constellation FIRST airline to order and operate the Douglas DC-8-55 FIRST airline to order and operate the Douglas DC-8-63CF FIRST airline to order and operate the Boeing 747F (first 747 built as a freighter from the beginning of its production)