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Aircraft Recognition Cards, Set 3 (F270-3)
Albers Milling Company, A Division of Carnation Company, Oakland, CA, USA
Series Title: Aircraft Recognition Cards, Set 3
American Card Catalog Reference Number (unofficial): F270-3
Issued by: Albers Milling Company, A Division of Carnation Company
Issued with: Carnation Corn Flakes Breakfasts Cereal
Country: Oakland, CA, USA
Number of Cards: 42
Card Numbering: Alphabetically
Type of Card: One in Every Box of Carnation Corn Flakes
Card Dimensions: 3.50 × 2.25 inches
Date of Issue: c.1952
Checklist: Download
Carnation's Airplane Trade Card Sets - Overview
During the past several years, there has been some confusion about who actually issued the Carnation Airplane Trade Cards sets (Albers? or Carnation?), and the composition of Carnation's F270 series of Aircraft Recognition Cards sets.
The following envelope indicates that the Albers Milling Company was responsible for the Carnation Corn Flakes product line and thusly the issuer for Carnation's Aircraft Recognition Cards (F270) series.
The interest in this set peaked circa 2015, when veteran non-sports airplane card collector Albert B. Al Kramer discovered the previously unknown red livery Douglas D558-2 Skyrocket card. At the time of its discovery, the red livery Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket card was thought to be an Orphan Card (i.e. a unique or test card not belonging to any known trade card set).
However, research during the first five months of 2016 conducted by veteran non-sports airplane trade card collectors Pete D'Luhosch of PJD Enterprises, and John Shupek of Skytamer Images, documented the existence of five distinct F270 Carnation Airplane Trade Card Sets, with five distinct checklists, and 211 individual cards. The previously unknown red livery Douglas D558-2 Skyrocket and the North American T-28 Advanced Trainer (straight vertical stabilizer) cards were also included.
Each of the five individual sets is easily distinguishable by the configuration of the card corners, the number of branding lines on the card's reverse, and the size of the 3-view image on the backside of the card. The key recognition points for each of the five sets is shown on the F270 Overview page.
1952 Airplane Recognition Cards, Set 3 (F270-3)
The Aircraft Recognition Cards, Set 3 (F270-3) large round corner set is the first of the four Carnation Aircraft Recognition Cards sets to be error free except for the systemic typos contained in all five sets. Again, the typos are as follows:
The fronts of the 42 Aircraft Recognition Cards, Set 3 (F270-3) all feature American-built aircraft. Forty one of the 42 cards are presented in a landscape (horizontal) format and show the aircraft in flight. One of the cards, the Convair XF-92 Delta Wing is presented in a portrait (vertical) format and shows the aircraft on the ground.
The backs of the cards are presented in a portrait format and feature (starting at the top): (1) The card title; (2) A brief description of the aircraft; (3) A 3-view OML (outer mold line) drawing of the aircraft; and (4) A single branding line of CARNATION CORN FLAKES at the bottom of the card. The overall dimensions of the cards are 3.50 × 2.25 inches, and are unofficially assigned the American Cards Catalog reference number F270-3. The fronts and backs of a typical card, in this case the North American F-86 Sabre, are shown above.
Aircraft Recognition Cards, Set 3 (F270-3) is the large corner radius, 42-card set, which shares the same checklist as the Aircraft Recognition Cards, Set 2 (F270-2).
The following 1950s Carnation Corn Flakes newspaper advertisement and Key Features illustrate the key recognition features of the Aircraft Recognition Cards, Set 3 (F270-3).
As an added bonus, we have the following Carnation Corn Flakes Know Your Airplanes retail store poster, supplied to us by veteran collector Al Kramer. This poster is specific to the Carnation Aircraft Recognition Cards, Set 3 (F270-3).
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Checklist [1,2,3]
| 1952 Aircraft Recognition Cards, Set 3 (F270-3)
Carnation Corn Flakes (Albers), 42-Cards, United States of America Checklist | |||
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| Unnd. | x | Card Title | |
| (1) | Bell 47-D Helicopter | ||
| (2) | Bell X-1 | ||
| (3) | Boeing B-29 Superfortress | ||
| (4) | Boeing B-47 | ||
| (5) | Boeing B-50 Superfortress | ||
| (6) | Boeing C-97A Stratofreighter | ||
| (7) | Boeing Stratocruiser | ||
| (8) | Chance Vought F7U-1 Cutlass | ||
| (9) | Convair - Liner | ||
| (10) | Convair B-36 Bomber | ||
| (11) | Convair Turboliner | ||
| (12) | Convair XB-46 Bomber | ||
| (13) | Convair XF-81 Escort Fighter * | ||
| (14) | Convair XF-92 Delta Wing | ||
| (15) | Douglas AD Skyraider | ||
| (16) | Douglas C-124 - Globemaster | ||
| (17) | Douglas D-558 Skystreak | ||
| (18) | Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket | ||
| (19) | Douglas DC-6A Liftmaster | ||
| (20) | Douglas Super DC-3 | ||
| (21) | Grumman Albatross | ||
| (22) | Grumman F9F-2 Panther | ||
| (23) | Lockheed Constellation | ||
| (24) | Lockheed Constitution | ||
| (25) | Lockheed F94-A All Weather Interceptor | ||
| (26) | Lockheed F-90 Penetration Fighter | ||
| (27) | Lockheed P2V Patrol Bomber | ||
| (28) | Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star | ||
| (29) | Martin 404 Transport | ||
| (30) | Martin AM-1 Mauler | ||
| (31) | Martin Caroline Mars | ||
| (32) | Martin P4M-1 Mercator | ||
| (33) | Martin XB-51 | ||
| (34) | North American AJ-1 Attack Bomber | ||
| (35) | North American B-45 Tornado Jet Bomber | ||
| (36) | North American F-86 Sabre | ||
| (37) | North American T-28 Advanced Trainer (folded tail) | ||
| (38) | Northrop X-4 | ||
| (39) | Northrop YRB-49 | ||
| (40) | Republic F-84F Thunderjet (rear view) | ||
| (41) | Republic F-84F Thunderjet (side view) * | ||
| (42) | Ryan Navion 205 | ||
| Note 1: Numbers in parentheses (xx) indicate unnumbered cards presented in alphabetical order. | |||
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