Bruce Kitt’s article in the March 2021 REFLECTIONS on the late-1940s twists and turns of Northwest’s logo designs revealed the industrial-looking “oval” form that found use in timetables, cabin service items, and assorted print materials, but only briefly appeared on just one aircraft. We have found two more brochures from the ~1948 period to add to our examples – and this also follows on to our Extra postings this year of advertisements to entice our COVID-era wanderlust.
Classic “fashion” line illustrations and period photography from Japan, China, and the Philippines let the reader travel back in time to the postwar era, before the Communists displaced the Nationalists from Shanghai.
The Stratocruisers depicted in the brochures of course were never delivered in the “oval” livery, as the company had moved on to the classic “Compass” and red tail by they arrived. And travelers would soon have to wait nearly forty years for the next opportunity to fly NWA into Shanghai.
In an upcoming post, we’ll take you on a trip to Japan via an exciting slide collection in the NWAHC Archives – stay tuned!
