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skippyscage

@skippyscage.bsky.social

Shaanxi KJ-500 30178 | PLAAF | Udon Thani, Thailand VTUD | August 2024

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#aviation #propliner #militaryaviationphotography #militaryaviation #aviationphotography #avgeek #chineseairforce #peoplesliberationarmyairforce #Y9

December 3, 2024 at 8:45 PM

RWA

@aviationlibrarian.bsky.social

Yellowstone, Montana Airport Postcard
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#vintageaviation #airportpostcard #WesternAirlines #propliner #AirportArchitecture #aviationhistory #NationalParks #historicairports #postcardarchive #aviationheritage #retrotravel #avgeek #Postcards

November 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM

skippyscage

@skippyscage.bsky.social

EC-121T Warning Star 53-0548 | USAF | Pima Air and Space Museum, AZ | June 1984 | this now resides at Chino, CA

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#aviation #propliner #militaryaviation #militaryaviationphotography #aviationphotography #avgeek

December 1, 2024 at 1:18 PM

skippyscage

@skippyscage.bsky.social

DHC-4A Caribou N6080 | St George, UT KSGU | October 2024 | this one never served in the military and is the serial #2 prototype

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#propliner #generalaviation #avgeek

November 28, 2024 at 1:05 PM

RWA

@aviationlibrarian.bsky.social

Goodnight~
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1946 Star in the Night – Air Transport Association of America Advertisement
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#AirTransportAssociation #AirlineAdvertising #VintageAviation #Propliner #WinterScene #AviationArt #Farms #Farmlife #Airlines #Avgeek #AviationHistory #Nighttime

February 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM

Flightline UK

@airshows.org.uk

Some French rarities and classic propliner action marked the 2003 Coventry Classic Airshow out from other air displays.

https://buff.ly/3VZlcZX

#Airshows #avgeek #airdisplays

January 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Interurban Era

@interurbanera.bsky.social

Kitbash idea:

Follow along- The NYC's M497 Jet train used a pod off a retired B-36.

What if we made a 60s update of the German "Schienenzeppelin" train but used the R4360 "wasp major" engine out of the B-36 to make another propliner train instead?

A very Fallout inspired kitbash!

November 26, 2024 at 7:20 PM

Brett Holman

@airminded.org

Starting to get crowded in here

The image shows a white mantelpiece adorned with a collection of small model aircraft and a globe. The globe is situated centrally and is surmounted by a four-engined propliner. Surrounding the globe are various model aircraft in different colours, mostly gray and metallic, with a few in bolder colours. As the eye moves across the mantle, there are various types of aircraft, from vintage propeller planes to modern jets, as well as some spacecraft and airships.

July 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM

RWA

@aviationlibrarian.bsky.social

Northwest Airlines Stratocruiser Postcard
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#NorthwestAirlines #Stratocruiser #B377 #Aviation #AirlineHistory #Propliner #ClassicAirliners #BlackAndWhitePhoto #Postcard #Avgeek #travel

A black-and-white vintage postcard shows a large four-engine propeller airliner in flight over a mountainous landscape. The aircraft, identified as a Northwest Stratocruiser, has a distinctive rounded fuselage and a double-deck forward section. The word “Northwest” is painted prominently along the side of the aircraft. All four propellers are visible in motion as the plane flies above rugged terrain with valleys, ridges, and scattered patches of forest below. A caption along the bottom reads “Northwest Stratocruiser.”

April 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM

RWA

@aviationlibrarian.bsky.social

1955 Northwest Orient Airlines - Lockheed Turbo Constellation Postcard
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#NorthwestAirlines #LockheedConstellation #Travel #Aviation #AirlineHistory #Propliner #ClassicAirliners #1950sAviation #Postcards #Avgeek

A vintage postcard shows a streamlined four-engine propeller airliner in flight against a muted gray-blue sky. The aircraft is a Lockheed Constellation with a distinctive triple-tail design, painted in silver with a dark blue stripe along the windows and bright red accents on the nose, wing tips, and tail surfaces. The word “Northwest” is printed along the fuselage. The airplane is viewed from the side, with all four propellers visible in motion. At the bottom, a caption reads “Lockheed Turbo Constellation as flown by Northwest Orient Airlines.”

April 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM

Matthew Willis (Naval Air History)

@navalairhistory.com

Weirdly I get the sense that the company (and its successors) were proud of the thing. It was a 747-sized propliner conceived as if the world was going to snap back to the 1930s where long-distance air travel was a luxury

April 24, 2026 at 1:08 PM

AirHistory.net

@airhistorynet.bsky.social

Soriano Air Cargo Douglas C-117D RP-C473 was photographed at Manila in 1993 by Günter Schütze.

#avgeek #airhistory #douglas #c117 #dc3 #dakota #sorianoaircargo #propliner #planespotting #aviationphotography

www.airhistory.net/photo/867180...

Aircraft Photo of RP-C473 | Douglas C-117D (DC-3S) | Soriano Air Cargo | AirHistory.net #867180

Aircraft photo of RP-C473 - Douglas C-117D (DC-3S) - Soriano Air Cargo, taken by Günter Schütze at Manila - Ninoy Aquino International (RPLL / MNL) in Philippines in 1993.

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November 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM

AirHistory.net

@airhistorynet.bsky.social

Coert van Breda photographed this splendid looking P-3 N927AU of Aero Union at Battle Mountain on 14 August 2010.

#avgeek #airhistory #aerounion #propliner #lockheed #p3 #lockheedorion #aerialfirefighting #planespotting #aviationphotography

www.airhistory.net/photo/881892...

Aircraft Photo of N927AU | Aero Union P-3 Aerostar | Aero Union | AirHistory.net #881892

Aircraft photo of N927AU / 27 - Aero Union P-3 Aerostar - Aero Union, taken by Coert van Breda at Battle Mountain (BAM) in Nevada, United States on 14 August 2010.

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December 23, 2025 at 8:39 AM

wltssptr.bsky.social

@wltssptr.bsky.social

flic.kr/p/U6FLBn sadly no more and broken up, this DC4 was a long term resident at North Weald. #avgeek #avgeek #propliner #Douglas #planespotting #aviation #aviationphotography #flickr

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January 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM

Joseph Friesen 📷✈️

@josephfriesen.bsky.social

United States Air Force
Static Display
Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star
Reg. 52-3425
Peterson Air & Space Museum

#aviationphotography #planespotting #USAF #EC121 #WarningStar #ColoradoSprings #PetersonSFB #fujifilm

A side-view of a Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star on static display at the Peterson Air & Space Museum. The four-engine propliner is painted grey with "U.S. AIR FORCE" and "425" on the fuselage. It features distinctive large black radomes on its top and bottom. The aircraft is parked on a concrete pad with a white staircase leading to the rear door.

A head-on view of a grey military aircraft, likely a Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star, parked outside on a sunny day. The plane has four propeller engines with yellow-tipped blades, a prominent black nose, and a large radar dome beneath the fuselage. The red number "425" is painted on the front landing gear door.

July 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM

AirHistory.net

@airhistorynet.bsky.social

A Convair 640 model on 10 March 1982. Anyone able to research / recognize the location of the picture?

www.airhistory.net/photo/907660..., photo by Rémi Dallot Collection

#Convair #Convair640 #SMBStageLine #aircraft #propliner #aviation #civilaviation

Aircraft Photo of N3411 | Convair 640/F | SMB Stage Line | AirHistory.net #907660

Aircraft photo of N3411 - Convair 640/F - SMB Stage Line, taken by Rémi Dallot Collection at an unknown location in Unknown State, United States on 10 March 1982. Unknown photographer

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March 5, 2026 at 10:59 AM

AirHistory.net

@airhistorynet.bsky.social

A very pretty shot, taken by Dietmar Schreiber above Alaska on 8 June 2022, of this Douglas DC-3 N400MF.

#avgeek #airhistory #douglas #dc3 #planespotting #aviationphotography #propliner

www.airhistory.net/photo/796496...

Aircraft Photo of N400MF | Douglas DC-3-G202A | AirHistory.net #796496

Aircraft photo of N400MF - Douglas DC-3-G202A, taken by Dietmar Schreiber over Alaska, United States on 8 June 2022. Operated by Golden Era Aviation

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December 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM

AirHistory.net

@airhistorynet.bsky.social

This Sud-Ouest Bretagne F-OAIX of Air Laos is a real gem of an addition to our aviation photo archive. It was photographed by K.J. Cumine at Sharjah in 1954.

#avgeek #airhistory #sudouest #sudouestbretagne #so30p #propliner #airlaos #planespotting #aviationphoto

www.airhistory.net/photo/850208...

Aircraft Photo of F-OAIX | Sud-Ouest SO-30P Bretagne | Air Laos | AirHistory.net #850208

Aircraft photo of F-OAIX - Sud-Ouest SO-30P Bretagne - Air Laos, taken by K.J. Cumine at Sharjah - Al Mahatah (closed) in United Arab Emirates in 1954. Built in 1950 and test flown as F-WAYR. To Air A...

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September 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM

AirHistory.net

@airhistorynet.bsky.social

KLM Lockheed Electra PH-LLH is seen here at Munich-Riem in 1967, photographed by Manfred Kaffine and uploaded via Stefan Röhrich.

#avgeek #airhistory #lockheed #l188 #lockheedelectra #propliner #klm #planespotting #aviationphotography

www.airhistory.net/photo/849040...

Aircraft Photo of PH-LLH | Lockheed L-188C Electra | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines | AirHistory.net #849040

Aircraft photo of PH-LLH - Lockheed L-188C Electra - KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines, taken by Manfred Kaffine (via Stefan Röhrich) at Munich - Riem (EDDM / MUC) (closed) in Germany in 1967.

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October 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM

AirHistory.net

@airhistorynet.bsky.social

On 2 July 1973, Barney B. Deatrick photographed this PENAS DC-6 PK-VDF at Paya Lebar. The photo was uploaded as part of the Geoff Goodall Collection.

#avgeek #airhistory #douglas #dc6 #propliner #penas #aviationphotography #planespotting

www.airhistory.net/photo/860974...

Aircraft Photo of PK-VDF | Douglas DC-6B(F) | PENAS | AirHistory.net #860974

Aircraft photo of PK-VDF - Douglas DC-6B(F) - PENAS, taken by Geoff Goodall Collection at Singapore - Paya Lebar (WSAP / QPG) in Singapore on 2 July 1973. Withdrawn from use in 1984. Barney B. Deatric...

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October 31, 2025 at 7:27 AM

Ralf W

@raflw.bsky.social

Obvs. one wouldn't drive to K.C. via Sioux City & Omaha now, but wild that we can drive there in less time than it took a propliner to fly the city pair back then!

August 4, 2024 at 1:13 PM