One's memory is not what it was (or ever was) SyB!
As a 14 year old enthusiast (OK, spotter) in 1978 who'd never seen a Connie, I was dozing in my pit early one morning and heard the sound of radials rumbling overhead.
Radials were still fairly common, so instead of dashing to the window and peering out, I stayed abed and missed seeing an EC-121 on its way to Germany.
Had to wait until Vern Raeburn bought his Connie over to the UK in the 1990s before I got to actually see one fly.