Maiden Flight – Selldon Photography

Maiden Flight of the Douglas DC3 (1935)

Dec 17, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration17/12, C47, DC-3, Douglas, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models, Skytrain

The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner that was manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger,…

Maiden Flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner (2009)

Dec 15, 2025Selldon0150 Aircraft, Selective Coloration15/12, 787, Aircraft, Boeing, Dreamliner, Jet, Maiden Flight

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. After dropping its unconventional Sonic Cruiser project, Boeing announced the conventional 7E7 on January 29, 2003, which focused largely on efficiency. The program…

Maiden Flight of Shuttle Discovery (1984)

Aug 30, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1984, 30/08, Discovery, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle, STS

Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter. The space-plane was one of the orbiters from NASA’s Space Shuttle program and the third of…

Maiden Flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II Fighter Jet (1958)

May 27, 2025Selldon0150 Aircraft, Selective Coloration1958, 27/05, Aircraft, F4, F4 Phantom, Jet, Maiden Flight, McDonnell Douglas

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber that was developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy.…

Maiden Flight of the Shuttle Colombia (1981)

Apr 14, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration14/04, 1981, Colombia, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models, Shuttle

Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA. Named after the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe, and the female…

Maiden Flight of the Boing 737 (1967)

Apr 9, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration09/04, 1967, 1968, Boing, Boing 737, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models

The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body airliner produced by Boeing at its Renton factory in Washington. Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet…

Maiden Commercial Flight of the Boing 747 (1970)

Jan 22, 2025Selldon0150 Aircraft, Selective Coloration1970, Boing 747, Jumbo Jet, Maiden Flight, NY to London 22/01

Today we celebrate the beginning of an era. On the 22nd of January 1970 the first Boing 747 was put into commercial service on a trip from New York to…