Seven Seas Airlines
Operated from c.1957 to c.1962
Country of Origin – United States of America
Founder/Director – Unknown
While officially based in New York, this airline’s equipment would go on to spend most of its operational life flying between Western Europe and the Far East/Australasia which eventually resulted in most, if not all of its aircraft being stationed in Luxembourg. Seven Seas was primarily a C-54 operator whose main remit was the movement of freight and marine crews around Europe and Asia, while emigrant flights to Australia were sometimes undertaken too. Southend would also see a good deal of Seven Seas as their aircraft came and went between January 1960 and the middle of 1961, mostly passing through to drop off fresh vegetables or pick up marine crews before making their way eastward. However, May 20th would see N30048 arriving from Treviso with a load of Italian shoes and sunglasses, returning a week later while September 1960 would witness more in the way of regular activity with N5519V and N90421 operating as many as 20 meat flights from Rotterdam to SEN during the year’s foot and mouth crisis.
Seven Seas fleet between 1960 and 1961
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
N30048* – 10/57 to 5/60
Leased from Asiatic Animal Imports (Ret to AAI between 7/58 & 9/58)
N5519V* – 8/59 to 3/61
DBR in forced landing near Nagpur, India 22/3/61
N5520V – 3/58 to 5/58
Leased from 20th Century Airlines – Later became Carvair G-AREK
N5521V – 7/59 to 8/61
Repossessed by Ameurco Anstalt
N90421* – 6/60 to 2/61
Sold to Ameurco Anstalt
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Operated from c.1957 to c.1962
Country of Origin – United States of America
Founder/Director – Unknown
While officially based in New York, this airline’s equipment would go on to spend most of its operational life flying between Western Europe and the Far East/Australasia which eventually resulted in most, if not all of its aircraft being stationed in Luxembourg. Seven Seas was primarily a C-54 operator whose main remit was the movement of freight and marine crews around Europe and Asia, while emigrant flights to Australia were sometimes undertaken too. Southend would also see a good deal of Seven Seas as their aircraft came and went between January 1960 and the middle of 1961, mostly passing through to drop off fresh vegetables or pick up marine crews before making their way eastward. However, May 20th would see N30048 arriving from Treviso with a load of Italian shoes and sunglasses, returning a week later while September 1960 would witness more in the way of regular activity with N5519V and N90421 operating as many as 20 meat flights from Rotterdam to SEN during the year’s foot and mouth crisis.
Seven Seas fleet between 1960 and 1961
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
N30048* – 10/57 to 5/60
Leased from Asiatic Animal Imports (Ret to AAI between 7/58 & 9/58)
N5519V* – 8/59 to 3/61
DBR in forced landing near Nagpur, India 22/3/61
N5520V – 3/58 to 5/58
Leased from 20th Century Airlines – Later became Carvair G-AREK
N5521V – 7/59 to 8/61
Repossessed by Ameurco Anstalt
N90421* – 6/60 to 2/61
Sold to Ameurco Anstalt
Do you have any other, interesting snippets of information about this airline’s SEN history or indeed, any pictures or paraphernalia that you would like to share? If so, then please contact us on saadinfomail@gmail.com
Many thanks from the SAAD Admin Team.