El Al, Boeing 707 (4X-ATA)
Mailed in 1967 in USA, with stamp and postmark on both sides. On the wing, the tail number looks like 4X-ATA. If so, here’s some background extracted from an internet search: the forward (nose) section of this 707 is in the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York. This was El Al’s first jet, delivered in May 1961, and it set two world records. On 15th June 1961 it flew 5760 miles non-stop, a new distance record for a scheduled commercial flight. Then it set a speed record for the JFK-TLV sector. The plane retired in 1984, having carried more than 2 million passengers more than 36 million miles. Many thanks to Russ for alerting us to this history. And the card? Grade: 4