Stunning Colourized Images Of American Airlines Classic Propliners

Frenchman Benoit Vienne has completed a new series of colourized American Airlines classic Douglas propliners.

Geoffrey Thomas

By Geoffrey Thomas Fri Sep 30, 2022

Frenchman Benoit Vienne has completed a new series of colourized American Airlines classic Douglas propliners. The images are of the Douglas DC-4 and Douglas DC-7. For Mr Vienne colourization is a passion that started years ago when playing historical video games. That passion was ignited when he discovered colourized photos on the internet.
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American Airlines DC-7. Colorized by Benoit Vienne
“I was so impressed by the feeling a colourized photo can bring. SEE 53 years of the Concorde “A lot of young people feel a bit disconnected when they see a black and white photo but when it’s colourized, the feeling is completely different.
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American Airlines DC-4. Colorized by Benoit Vienne
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