The 1957 Topps Planes of the World trading card set exhibits the iconic wings to date with gorgeous in-flight color art work.
The base set consists of 120 cards but, in all, there are 240 cards to collect as card backs alternate between red and blue printing. The back of each card includes a short history of the plane or helicopter as well as stat lines such as span, length, range, speed, weight, crew members, and engines.
Card fronts are artist portrayals of the vessels in flight, laid on a simple white border and with a yellow title card in the corner. Cards are fairly easy to track down online at a reasonable price so collectors can piece this collection together without spending a lot of money.
The packaging for this set was used as card #27 of the Topps 80th Anniversary Wrapper Art series
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1957 Topps Planes of the World Checklist
Base Set – 120 Cards
Red Backs
Blue Backs
| 1 | F4D Skyray |
| 2 | Lockheed T2V-1 |
| 3 | F7U-3 Cutlass |
| 4 | YC-130A Hercules |
| 5 | Convair B-36H |
| 6 | F-84F Thunderstreak |
| 7 | B-52 Stratofortress |
| 8 | AD-6 Skyraider |
| 9 | 1048 Propeloplane |
| 10 | Lockheed WV-2 |
| 11 | XP6M-1 Seamaster |
| 12 | Douglas DC-8 |
| 13 | UF-1 Albatross |
| 14 | Bell XH-40 |
| 15 | F9F-8 Cougar |
| 16 | F-89D Scorpion |
| 17 | Trident |
| 18 | T-33A Shooting Star |
| 19 | Bristol 173 |
| 20 | MS 760 Paris |
| 21 | Hurel-Dubois |
| 22 | Djinn |
| 23 | RF-84K “FICON” |
| 24 | Avro CF-100 |
| 25 | Vautour |
| 26 | Britannia |
| 27 | F-100 Super Sabre |
| 28 | B-47E Stratojet |
| 29 | F-86H Sabre |
| 30 | Percival Provost |
| 31 | Convertiplane |
| 32 | MIG 15 |
| 33 | Hare |
| 34 | Lansen |
| 35 | M-4 Horse |
| 36 | TU-104 |
| 37 | Caravelle |
| 38 | Rubber Plane |
| 39 | Avro Shackleton |
| 40 | Fairey Delta 2 |
| 41 | Convair 880 |
| 42 | Aerocycle |
| 43 | Colonial Skimmer |
| 44 | YH-16 Transporter |
| 45 | SG-4 Blimp |
| 46 | F-84G Thunderjet |
| 47 | F3D-2 Skynight |
| 48 | F3H-2N Demon |
| 49 | Grumman Avenger |
| 50 | Martin B-57 |
| 51 | F-104A “Starfighter” |
| 52 | KC-97G Stratofreighter |
| 53 | Fairchild C-123 |
| 54 | Convair XC-99 |
| 55 | 1049-G Super Constellation |
| 56 | A3D-1 Skywarrior |
| 57 | Douglas RB-66 |
| 58 | F11F-1 Tiger |
| 59 | A4D-1 Skyhawk |
| 60 | FJ-3 Fury |
| 61 | Cessna YH-41 |
| 62 | Leduc O-21 |
| 63 | Douglas C-133A |
| 64 | FB-30 Vampire |
| 65 | Bell X-2 |
| 66 | Boeing QB-17 Drone |
| 67 | Aerocar |
| 68 | Boeing 707 |
| 69 | DC-7C Seven Seas |
| 70 | Sikorsky H-34A |
| 71 | Flying Platform |
| 72 | Rotor Craft |
| 73 | Hughes Falcon |
| 74 | Lockheed X-7 |
| 75 | Martin Matador |
| 76 | Avro 707B |
| 77 | DHC-3 Otter |
| 78 | MK-6 Sabre |
| 79 | Folland Gnat |
| 80 | Mk-7 Swift |
| 81 | DH-106 Comet |
| 82 | Victor B-1 |
| 83 | 170R Magister |
| 84 | Dassault Mirage |
| 85 | Coleopter |
| 86 | XF2Y-1 Sea Dart |
| 87 | Convair F-102A |
| 88 | F5D-1 Skylancer |
| 89 | F-86D Sabre |
| 90 | F-101A Voodoo |
| 91 | F8U-1 Crusader |
| 92 | F-94C Starfire |
| 93 | AD-5 Skyraider |
| 94 | Yak-9P |
| 95 | Grumman S2F-1 |
| 96 | P2V-7 Neptune |
| 97 | B-26C Invader |
| 98 | B-45C Tornado |
| 99 | B-50 Superfortress |
| 100 | AJ-1 Savage |
| 101 | Pulqui |
| 102 | KC-135A Stratotanker |
| 103 | Convair R4Y-1 |
| 104 | R3Y-2 Tradewind |
| 105 | C-124C Globemaster II |
| 106 | Stroukoff YC-123E |
| 107 | P4M-1 Mercator |
| 108 | Cessna OE-2 |
| 109 | Cessna T-37A |
| 110 | Temco TT-1 |
| 111 | Yak-17 |
| 112 | T-37 Bison |
| 113 | LA-9 |
| 114 | IL-28 |
| 115 | Jet Mentor |
| 116 | Yak-12 |
| 117 | Vickers Valliant |
| 118 | Tu-31 Barge |
| 119 | T-35 Bosun |
| 120 | MiG-9 |