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1941 ZOOM — The Airplane Card Game
(Set 2)
Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
ZOOM — The Airplane Card Game(Set 2)
Overview
ZOOM — The Airplane Card Game
sets were very popular card games during World War II. Two similar sets were issued in 1941 by the Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin. Both sets consisted of 36 numbered cards, comprised of 4 suits of 9 cards each. The card suits were Black, Blue, Red, and Yellow.
The first set (Set 1) was issued with two subsets with different red card backs: (1) Simple Backs, and (2) Fancy Backs. The fronts of the two subsets were identical. Set 1 featured both Allied and Axis World War II aircraft from the following 14 countries: Belgium, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States. Most of the artwork featured in-flight aircraft images. The Set 1 cards are coated and have a semi-gloss finish.
The second set (Set 2), features 36 cards plus 1 error card of World War II Allied combat aircraft. Aircraft from the Britain, England, Russia and the United States are included. The card dimensions for both sets are 2¼ × 3½ inches. The Set 2 cards are uncoated and have a dull matte finish. The second set was only available with the Simple Backs. There is no specific American Card Catalog reference number for these sets. The two sets are normally grouped within the ACC: R112 CARD-O reference category of PLC format cards. Typical card fronts and backs for Set 2 are shown below. The correct and the error card (Yellow 6) are also shown.
Since the ZOOM card sets were not Gum issues, they were sold in stores and shops as stand-alone items. The ZOOM (Set 2) game was packaged in two different box sizes … medium and a standard card size packet. Both the box and the card packet are yellow. The portrait image featured on the box front appears to be a cropped image of a Seversky P-35 zooming down and diving to the right. The left wing is nearly cropped out of the image. The sides of the box are dark red with the bottom of the box being blank. The box measures 3¾ × 4¾ × 0¾ inches.
The ZOOM (Set 2) yellow card packet features the same artwork used on the box on both the front and the backof the packet. The aircraft image is only slightly cropped with the left wing tip removed. All four of the side have the caption ZOOM CARD GAME. The front of the card packet includes the following tag line: No. 3056 ★ MADE IN U.S.A. WHITMAN PUBLISHING CO.. The ZOOM (Set 2) card packet measures 2½ × 3⅝ × 0⅝ inches. The same game instruction sheet was packaged in both boxes.
Image-Guide
The following Image-Guide for the 1941 ZOOM - The Airplane Card Game
, Set 2 by the Whitman Publishing Company shows the fronts and backs of the 36 + 1 error cards in this set. All of the images have been computer enhanced for presentation purposes. Behind each thumbnail images is a 600-dpi image you may access. We have also included in tabular form the original images used for this set.
Checklist
| ZOOM - The Airplane Card Game (Set 2)
Copyright 1941 Whitman Publishing Company< br />CHECKLIST | |||
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| Card | x | Aircraft • Country | |
| Black 1 | CURTISS P-40 • United States | ||
| Black 2 | BREWSTER F2A-3 BUFFALO • United States | ||
| Black 3 | VOUGHT-SIKORSKY XF4U-1 CORSAIR • United States | ||
| Black 4 | MARTIN PBM-1 MARINER (56P6) • United States | ||
| Black 5 | LLIUSHIN DB-3F • Russia | ||
| Black 6 | SHORT STIRLING (R EP)• Britain | ||
| Black 7 | DE HAVILAND MOSQUITO BOMBER • Britain | ||
| Black 8 | HANDLEY-PAGE HALIFAX • Britain | ||
| Black 9 | CONSOLIDATED B-24 • United States | ||
| Blue 1 | NORTH AMERICAN B-25 • United States | ||
| Blue 2 | SHORT-SUNDERLAND • England | ||
| Blue 3 | CURTISS P-40E KITTYHAWK • United States | ||
| Blue 4 | SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE (QJ F) • Britain | ||
| Blue 5 | PE-2 • Russia | ||
| Blue 6 | NORTH AMERICAN O-47A • United States | ||
| Blue 7 | BELL P-39 AIRACOBRA • United States | ||
| Blue 8 | DOUGLAS A20-A • United States | ||
| Blue 9 | LOCKHEED 144 CONSTELLATION • United States | ||
| Red 1 | CONSOLIDATED PBY • United States | ||
| Red 2 | DOUGLAS TBD-1 DEVASTATOR (6-T-5) • United States | ||
| Red 3 | BOEING B-17E FLYING FORTRESS • United States | ||
| Red 4 | CONSOLIDATED PB2Y2 CORONADO (13-P-1) • United States | ||
| Red 5 | GRUMMAN TBF-1 AVENGER • United States | ||
| Red 6 | NORTH AMERICAN APACHE • United States | ||
| Red 7 | IL-2 STORMOVIK • Russia | ||
| Red 8 | REPUBLIC P-47 THUNDERBOLT • United States | ||
| Red 9 | WESTLAND WHIRLWIND (V HE) • Britain | ||
| Yellow 1 | MARTIN B-26 • United States | ||
| Yellow 2 | GRUMMAN F4F-3 (8-F-1) • United States | ||
| Yellow 3 | BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER (PN R) • Britain | ||
| Yellow 4 | RYAN PT-21 • United States | ||
| Yellow 5 | HAWKER HURRICANE (LK A) • Britain | ||
| Yellow 6 | BOULTON PAUL DEFIANT (R PS) • England | ||
| Yellow 6 (error) | BOULTON PAUL DEFIANT • England (error card) | ||
| Yellow 7 | I-18 (10) • Russia | ||
| Yellow 8 | AVRO LANCASTER (EM F) • Britain | ||
| Yellow 9 | CURTISS-WRIGHT C-46 COMMANDO • United States | ||
| Instructions | No. 3056 ZOOM - The Airplane Card Game Instructions, Copyright 1941 | ||
| Medium Box | No. 3056 ZOOM - The Airplane Card Game medium size box | ||
| Card Packet | No. 3056 ZOOM - The Airplane Card Game card packet | ||
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