Japan Airlines DC-3 Kinsei PI-C7 Air Hostesses August 27 1951 Photo 1

JAL ■ Japan Airlines ■ DC-3 ■ Kinsei (Venus) ■ PI-C7 ■ Photographed in 1951 ■ 15 Stewardesses (air hostesses) ■. Air girls line up To Nikko's 1st class flight. On August 27, 1951, before the test flight of Japan Airlines' first domestic flight, 15 members of the first class of "air girls (cabin crew)" gathered at Haneda Airport. The plane and pilot were on loan from Northwest Airlines. This was in the beginning of JAL (Japan Airlines). It was in service for only three days, starting on August 27, 1951, this DC-3 was used for invitation flights ahead of the beginning of scheduled flight services from October 25, 1951 using Martin 2-0-2 aircraft. Registered PI-C7, the aircraft was leased from Philippine Airlines and operated under the name, "Kinsei" meaning Venus. Subsequent aircraft were also named after planets and other celestial bodies.
日本語: JAL■日本航空■DC-3■金星号■PI-C7■1951年撮影■15人のスチュワーデス（エアホステス）■。エアガール勢ぞろい 日航の1期生フライトへ。1951（昭和26）年8月27日、日本航空の国内便1番機の試験飛行を前に、「エアガール（客室乗務員）」1期生の15人が羽田空港に勢ぞろい。飛行機と操縦士は米ノースウエスト社からの借り物だった。