Lufthansa, Super-G Constellation (D-ALAP)
In 1957, a Lufthansa manager at Midway Airport in Chicago let me visit a plane like this while it was parked. It was the most exotic and terrific thing any little kid could do. Imagine such a chance now. The card is a B&W real photo, with some writing and a travel agent’s rubber stamp on reverse. But the photo is completely clear and unfaded. Side note: this number (D-ALAP) was used by different aircraft in early 2000s and the Lufthansa number was seen in Frankfurt in 1986. Grade: 4