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Old 6th Oct 2014, 00:58
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Fris B. Fairing
 
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The Manila Connie has been acquired by the Qantas Founders Museum as a static display. Further details here:

N4247K

Regarding the Sandringham VH-APG mentioned earlier, the Qld Air Museum had ownership of the aeroplane for a time and actually did some maintenance on it after achieving a "stay of execution". Sadly, the cost of transporting the aeroplane to Australia defeated them but in the interim the Musée de l'Air became interested so QAM relinquished their claim on the aircraft and it is now preserved in Paris, so it wasn't a total loss. Further details here:

Sandringham F-OBIP

Currently QAM is attempting to save another historic Australian airliner in the form of the last remaining BCPA DC-6. Further details here:

BCPA DC-6 VH-BPG

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