These amazing photos were found by Vintage Cars & People that were taken on a flying holiday to Mallorca by a German middle-class family in 1957.
The German holidaymakers enjoying their flight in the cosy cabin of the Vickers Viking propeller airliner. In the background, a stewardess can be seen preparing a meal in the aircraft’s galley, 1957
Passengers enjoying a chat aboard a Vickers Viking on a flight from Düsseldorf to Mallorca. The twin-engined propeller aircraft is operated by West German airline Luftreederei Karl Herfurtner (KHD), 1957
The view down the aisle of the Vickers Viking’s narrow cabin. The photo was taken on a flight from Düsseldorf to Mallorca. Note the opened cockpit door in the background, 1957
The captain and the first officer are busy with pre-flight preparations in the Vickers Viking’s cockpit. The shot was taken by German holidaymakers on a trip to Mallorca, 1957
A view of clouds – and probably the Mediterranean Sea – photographed from an aircraft window. This shot was taken by German holidaymakers aboard the KHD Vickers Viking on their flight to Mallorca, 1957
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