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“Wings – Modern American Airplanes” (T87) “Wings – Modern American Airplanes, Series A” (T87A) American Card Catalog Number: ................................................................................. T87A Series Title: ............................................................... Modern American Airplanes, Series A Manufacturer: .................................................. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation Packaged with: ........................................................................................... Wing Cigarettes Card Dimensions: ....................................................................................... 2.5 x 1.78 inches Number of Cards in Set: .......................................................................................... 50 cards Card Numbers: .......................................................................................................... 1 to 50 Country of Origin: .......................................................................... United States of America Circa: ............................................................................................................................ 1940 Typical T87A Card Front Album: ..................... Album of Modern American Airplanes,, Wings Airplanes, Series “A” CHECKLIST Typical T87A Card Back 1 U.S. Army Pursuit Interceptor (Bell P-39 “Airacobra”) 33 Rearwin “Cloudster” 2 U.S. Army Attack Bomber (Bell YFM-1 “Airacuda”) 34 Spartan “Executive” 3 U.S. Army Bomber (Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress”) 35 Stinson “Reliant” 4 U.S. Army Pursuit (Vultee Vanguard 61) 36 Stinson Model 105 5 U.S. Army Pursuit (Curtiss-Wright P-40) 37 Waco Model N 6 U.S. Army Pursuit (Curtiss P-37) 38 American Airlines “Flagship” (Douglas DC-3) 7 U.S. Army Standard Bomber (Douglas B-18A) 39 Pan American “Clipper” (Boeing Clipper) 8 U.S. Army Attack Bomber (Martin 167W) 40 Pan American “Flying Cloud” (Strato-Clipper) 9 U.S. Army Observation (North American O-47) 41 T.W.A. “Sky Chief” (Douglas DC-3) 10 U.S. Army Pursuit (Republic P-41) 42 United Air Lines “Mainliner” (Douglas DC-3) 11 U.S. Army Standard Trainer (Stearman PT-13A) 43 Abrams Explorer 12 U.S. Army Attack Bomber (Stearman X-100) 44 Beechcraft Model 18 13 U.S. Army Standard Pursuit (Curtiss P-36A) 45 Bellanca “Aircruiser” 14 U.S. Army Attack Bomber (Vultee A-19) 46 Douglas Model DC-5 15 U.S. Navy Fighter (Brewster F2A-1) 47 Grumman Model G-21 16 U.S. Navy Patrol Bomber (Consolidated PBY) 48 Seversky Amphibian 17 U.S. Navy Patrol Bomber (Consolidated PB2Y-1) 49 Stearman Hammond Safety Plane 18 U.S. Navy Scout Bomber (Curtiss SBC-4) 50 Kellett Autogiro 19 U.S. Navy Torpedo Bomber (Douglas TBD-1) 20 U.S. Navy Fighter (Grumman F3F-2) “Album of Modern American Airplanes” Wings Airplanes, Series “A” 21 U.S. Navy Fighter (Grumman F4F-2) Skytamer.com Shipping Envelope for Album 22 U.S. Navy Transport (Sikorsky S-43) 23 U.S. Navy Scout Bomber (Vought-Sikorsky SBU-1) 24 U.S. Navy Scout Bomber (Vought-Sikorsky SB2U-1) 25 U.S. Navy Observation Scout (Vought-Sikorsky OS2U-1) 26 Aeronca Model LA 27 Cessna “Airmaster” 28 Dart Model G 29 Fairchild Model 24 30 Fleetwings “Sea Bird” Series “A” Album 31 Beechcraft D17 32 Piper “Cub Coupe” “Wings – Modern American Airplanes, Series A” (T87A) www.skytamer.com Copyright © 2014 Skytamer Images .
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