Cragstan Yonezawa United Dc-7

[alumtube]

Recent local auction find.
With all inserts, ( I believe ) simply love the wing protectors... Light bulb still in little plastic bag, nice crisp box. Have run it, everything works.
I think the American Airlines is the most common one followed by this United. Have seen the TWA and Northwest one. Anyone any idea about what livery that is most rare?

[MichaelB]

Wow! She's a beauty!
Yes, I think the AA is "common" in this regard...
What a great find - good as new!

[hovermd]

A very nice airplane! Yonezawa made some beautiful aircraft toys and is one of my favorite manufacturers.

[Tone]

I think the Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) is the rarest. The ones I see most frequently are American Airlines and Northwest.

Douglas DC-7C, 23” WS, friction, 4-bladed plastic props, plastic cowlings and roof antenna, in the following colors:
Japan Air Lines, silver/white with multiple red and blue stripes on fuselage and tail fin, small “City of San Francisco” and “Wings of the New Japan” titles, JA6301.
Pan American World Airways, silver/white with dark blue stripes, N7240.
United, 1950s colors, silver/white, dark blue cheat line, red/blue horizontal stripes on tail fin, N34670.

Douglas DC-7C, 23” WS, battery, 4-bladed plastic props with red and green midget lights, plastic cowlings and roof antenna, lithographed windows, no opening door.
American Airlines, silver overall, red and dark blue markings, ”Flagship California” titles near nose, N4070A.
Japan Air Lines, silver/white with multiple red and blue stripes on fuselage and tail fin, small “City of San Francisco” and “Wings of the New Japan” titles, JA6301, 1964.

Douglas DC-7C Multi-Action DC-7C Plane, 23” WS, battery, 4-bladed plastic props, stop-start action, opening cabin door with stewardess figurine and disappearing/reappearing passengers in windows, dome light atop fuselage, plastic cowlings and roof antenna, in the following colors:
American Airlines, silver overall, red and dark blue markings, “Flagship California” titles near nose, N4070A.
Douglas Seven Seas, silver/white with gold and red markings, “Venus” N-75890, with or without a switch to raise and lower the landing gear.
Eastern, silver/off-white, intricate dark blue and red details, red “Fly Eastern Airlines” titles, N5501.
Japan Air Lines, silver/white with multiple red and blue stripes on fuselage and tail fin, small “City of San Francisco” and “Wings of the New Japan” titles, JA6301.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines silver/white with dark greenish-blue markings, “The Flying Dutchman” on one side of the fuselage and “De Vliegende Hollander” on the other (Suspected).
Northwest, silver/white with dark blue cheat line, red wingtips and tail fin, C51107.
Pan American, silver/white with medium blue cheat line, black titles, blue globe on tail fin, “Clipper Fortuna.”
SAS Scandinavian Airlines System, silver/white, dark blue cheat line, Viking longboat dragon head, "SK SAS."
TWA, silver/white with red markings, N741TW.
United, silver/white with medium blue cheat line and broken blue/red stripe on tail fin, black titles, N7013U, “DC-7C Mainliner” titles on nose, “United 5501” on wing, with or without “U control” line that may be attached to the port wing.

Douglas DC-7C Multi-Action Prop Jet Plane, 23” WS, battery, 4-bladed plastic props with square tips, stop-start action, opening cabin door with stewardess figurine and disappearing/reappearing passengers in windows, Allison turboprop engine nacelles with lighted red plastic windows, dome light atop fuselage, plastic roof antenna, in the following colors:
American Airlines, silver overall, red and dark blue markings, “Flagship California” titles near nose, N4070A.
Eastern, silver/off-white, intricate dark blue and red details, red “Fly Eastern Airlines” titles, N5501.
Turboprop Jet Airliner, orange-red fuselage “TJA.”

[MichaelB]

Very nice Tony!
Thanks for posting!