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Provided by Capt. David O. Hill
Revised February 19, 2017
| Manufacturer | Type | Model | Tail No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing | 707 | 345C | N7321S | Delivered new to SWA on 2/26/68 |
| 707 | 345C | N7322S | Delivered new to SWA on 3/06/68 | |
| 747 | 245F | N701SW | Purchased new by SWA, delivered 7/31/74 | |
| 747 | 245F | N702SW | Purchased new by SWA, delivered 4/30/76 | |
| 747 | 245F | N703SW | Purchased new by SWA, delivered 9/06/79 | |
| 747 | 245F | N704SW | Purchased new by SWA, delivered 9/06/79 | |
| 747 | 273C | N748WA | Leased from World Airways (convertible aircraft) | |
| 747 | 251F | N616US | Leased from Northwest Airlines | |
| 747 | 251F | N617US | Leased from Northwest Airlines | |
| 747 | 251F | N618US | Leased from Northwest Airlines | |
| 747 | 251F | N619US | Leased from Northwest Airlines. | |
| Canadair | CL-44 | D | N123SW | Purchased new by S&W/SWA |
| CL-44 | D | N124SW | Purchased new by S&W/SWA | |
| CL-44 | D | N125SW | Purchased new by S&W/SWA | |
| CL-44 | D | N126SW | Purchased new by S&W/SWA | |
| CL-44 | D | N127SW | Purchased new by S&W/SWA | |
| CL-44 | D | N128SW | Purchased new. Operated 1 yr. Leased to BOAC for 2 yrs. | |
| CL-44 | D | N129SW | Purchased new by S&W/SWA | |
| CL-44 | D | N455T* | Leased from the Flying Tiger Line | |
| Curtiss-Wright | C-46 | A | N10427 | |
| C-46 | N92855 | |||
| C-46 | F | N1646M | Luxembourg Air Trader | |
| C-46 | F | N1648M | ||
| C-46 | F | N1649M | ||
| Douglas | A-24B | B | N9449H | Banshee (Army version of Dauntless) |
| R4D/DC-3 | 5 | N91221 | also LX-LLA (Luxembourg Airlines) | |
| C-54/DC-4 | NC58008 | Geneva Trader. Seaboard & Western's first aircraft | ||
| C-54/DC-4 | D | N91077 | Not operated. Destroyed in a hangar fire in St. Joseph, MO during conversion to DC-4, 7/23/47 | |
| C-54/DC-4 | D | N91086 | Not operated. Destroyed in a hangar fire in St. Joseph, MO during conversion to DC-4, 7/23/47 | |
| C-54/DC-4 | E | NC50055 | Luxembourg Trader. Flew first passenger trip, 9/47 | |
| C-54/DC-4 | B | NC74644 | Destroyed in landing accident at Reykjavik-Keflavik International Airport, Iceland, 3/30/51 | |
| C-54/DC-4 | NC91085 | Dutch Trader, Brussels Air Trader, Brussels Airtrader | ||
| C-54/DC-4 | A | NC75415 | Geneva Air Trader. ** Badly damaged in landing accident in Gander, November 22, 1955 | |
| C-54/DC-4 | G | N79065 | Singapore Trader | |
| C-54/DC-4 | A | N1220V | Hawaiian Airtrader | |
| C-54/DC-4 | A | N1221V | Oslo Airtrader | |
| C-54/DC-4 | A | N1512V | Tokyo Airtrader ** Destroyed in landing accident at Pisa, Italy, 1/27/52 | |
| C-54/DC-4 | A | N1543V | Frankfurt Trader | |
| C-54/DC-4 | A | N1544V | Zurich Airtrader ** | |
| C-54/DC-4 | A | N1556V | Hamburg Airtrader **, Paris Airtrader | |
| C-54/DC-4 | A | N54373 | Wake Island Airtrader | |
| DC-8 | 54F | N8782R | Ex Trans Caribbean Airways. Operated 5/72 through 12/74 | |
| DC-8 | 54F | N8783R | Ex Trans Caribbean Airways. Operated 5/72 through 12/74 | |
| DC-8 | 55F | N801SW | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 55F | N802SW | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 55F | N803SW | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 55F | N804SW | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 55F | N805SW | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 55F | N806SW | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 55F | N1509U | Ex Panagra (Pan American-Grace Airways). Briefly operated by Seaboard in 1967 | |
| DC-8 | 61CF | N868F | Ex Universal Airlines | |
| DC-8 | 61CF | N8788R | Ex Trans Caribbean Airways | |
| DC-8 | 61CF | N8955U | Ex Saturn Airways | |
| DC-8 | 61CF | N8956U | Ex Saturn Airways | |
| DC-8 | 61CF | N8960T | Ex Trans International Airlines | |
| DC-8 | 61CF | N8962T | Ex Trans International Airlines | |
| DC-8 | 63CF | N8631 | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 63CF | N8632 | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 63CF | N8633 | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 63CF | N8634 | Purchased new by SWA. Destroyed in accident during takeoff on training flight at Stockton CA, 10/16/69 | |
| DC-8 | 63CF | N8635 | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 63CF | N8636 | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 63CF | N8637 | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 63CF | N8638 | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 63CF | N8639 | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 63CF | N8641 | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 63CF | N8642 | Purchased new by SWA | |
| DC-8 | 63CF | N864 | Ex Overseas National Airways | |
| DC-8 | 63CF | N865 | Ex Overseas National Airways | |
| DC-8 | 63CF | N866 | Ex Overseas National Airways | |
| Lockheed | L-1049 | D | N6501C | Purchased new by S&W, American Airtrader |
| L-1049 | D | N6502C | Purchased new by S&W, Zurich Airtrader | |
| L-1049 | D | N6503C | Purchased new by S&W, Paris Airtrader. Destroyed in accident during takeoff on training flight at Idlewild Airport, NY, 11/10/58 | |
| L-1049 | D | N6504C | Purchased new by S&W, Frankfurt Airtrader | |
| L-1049 | E/G | N1005C | Ex Cubana aircraft, built as a L-1049E. Geneva Airtrader | |
| L-1049 | H | N1006C | Prestwick Airtrader **** | |
| L-1049 | H | N1007C | Brussels Airtrader **** | |
| L-1049 | H | N1008C | London Airtrader **** | |
| L-1049 | H | N1009C | Shannon Airtrader **** | |
| L-1049 | H | N1010C | Munich Airtrader **** | |
| L-1049 | H | N1011C | ||
| * | Operation of this aircraft by Seaboard not confirmed. |
| ** | Name not confirmed. Might have ended in Airtrader, Air Trader, or Trader. |
| *** | Might have been named Luxembourg Airtrader or Italian Airtrader. |
| **** | Name not confirmed. |
| Seaboard's B707s, CL-44s, DC-8s, L-1049Ds, and L-1049Hs were all convertibles. |
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