Thijs Postma - Poster - Tupolev Tu-104 Taking Off USAF Thunderbirds A Messerschmitt Me 262 “Schwalbe”

A Messerschmitt Me 262 “Schwalbe” (German: “Swallow”) after an attack on a Boeing B-17G ‘Flying Fortress

Get aboard this DC-4 Skymaster and let the Flying Dutchman take you to your destination

it was one of the most comfortable airliners

They include foreground stars

The wooden buildings are temporary

Thijs Postma - Poster - Tupolev Tu-104 Taking Off USAF Thunderbirds A Messerschmitt Me 262 “Schwalbe”See the Aeroflot Tupolev Tu 104 with registration CCCP L5445 taking off! If you want one of the earliest jet airliners on your wall, this is the one to get. The Tupolev Tu 104 was only the second jet airliner in the world after the De Havilland Comet. And due to the grounding of the DeHavilland for safety reasons, the Tu 104 was the only jet airliner in the world between 1956 and 1958!