These vintage photographs were found by Vintage Cars & People that were taken on a flying holiday to Mallorca by a German middle-class family in 1957.
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| The German holidaymakers enjoying their flight in the cosy cabin of the Vickers Viking propeller airliner. In the background, a stewardess can be seen preparing a meal in the aircraft's galley, 1957 |
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| Passengers enjoying a chat aboard a Vickers Viking on a flight from Düsseldorf to Mallorca. The twin-engined propeller aircraft is operated by West German airline Luftreederei Karl Herfurtner (KHD), 1957 |
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| The view down the aisle of the Vickers Viking's narrow cabin. The photo was taken on a flight from Düsseldorf to Mallorca. Note the opened cockpit door in the background, 1957 |
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| The captain and the first officer are busy with pre-flight preparations in the Vickers Viking's cockpit. The shot was taken by German holidaymakers on a trip to Mallorca, 1957 |
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| A view of clouds – and probably the Mediterranean Sea – photographed from an aircraft window. This shot was taken by German holidaymakers aboard the KHD Vickers Viking on their flight to Mallorca, 1957 |
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| A cheerful lady disembarking a Vickers Viking aircraft, operated by short-lived West German airline Luftreederei Karl Herfurtner (KHD). The photo was taken by the official airport photographer at Palma de Mallorca, 1957 |
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| A dapper fellow in a double-breasted suit disembarking a Vickers Viking aircraft. The location is the island's old airport Aeródromo de Son Bonet, just north of the town of Palma de Mallorca, 1957 |
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| A group of well-dressed holidaymakers walking on the tarmac of Mallorca's Aeródromo de Son Bonet airport. They have just arrived from Düsseldorf aboard the KHD Vickers Viking, 1957 |
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| Seven well-dressed holidaymakers walking on the tarmac of Mallorca's Aeródromo de Son Bonet airport. They have just arrived aboard the KHD Vickers Viking, visible in the background, 1957 |
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| The German holidaymakers enjoying the sea view from the terrace of their hotel Hotel Bristol at Palma de Mallorca. The words "Mallorca, 1957" are handwritten on reverse |
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| This photo of the Port of Palma de Mallorca comes from a batch of holiday shots taken by a German family. The Spanish passenger/general cargo ship Ciudad de Barcelona was brand-new at the time, 1957 |
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| A dapper fellow in a double-breasted suit posing on the tarmac of Mallorca's old airport Aeródromo de Son Bonet, located just north of the town of Palma, 1957 |
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| A relaxed member of the ground crew overseeing the arrival of a second Vickers Viking aircraft at Mallorca's Aeródromo de Son Bonet airport. The photo was taken by German holidaymakers, probably on the day of their departure, shortly before boarding the return flight to Düsseldorf, 1957 |
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| A cheerful lady disembarking a Vickers Viking aircraft. The photo was taken by the official airport photographer at Düsseldorf on arrival from Palma de Mallorca, 1957 |
