Constellation ........

[hobie]

Dinosaurs mention of a Constellation led me to a news site on Connie's .....

I never realized so much work is currently being done on preserving such a magnificent aircraft .....

http://www.conniesurvivors.com/1-connie_news.htm

http://www.conniesurvivors.com/pictures/N749NL-sm-21Oct06-4.jpg

[BOAC]

hobie - a little more activity on this fine a/c here, so moving this.

[Wunwing]

As well as all the Northern Connie activity, we a have a fully serviceable Connie operating in Australia. For those interested check out
http://www.hars.org.au. The Australian Connie is actually a USAF C121 in disguise as a Qantas Connie but with Connie on the aircraft rather than Qantas.She celebrated her 10th year in Australia last year.
Connie is flown a few times each year and the longest recent trip was from Albion Park,just south of Sydney, to Kalgoolie in Western Australia.Her next big trip will probably be to the Avalon Airshow next year.
HARS also operates a Catalina, 2 x Neptunes, 2x C47s and a number of smaller aircraft.
The museum is well worth a visit if you are in the area.

[tinpis]

I noticed a Connie parked up in Dublin on various trips in around 1979/ 80
What became of that one?

[Wunwing]

tinpis

I think that might have been one of Lanzairs. Possibly the one now derelict in Kuwait.

[EGGW]

No, that one is preserved at Wroughton in TWA colours. Was dismantled and trucked there in the 80's.

EGGW

[barit1]

I saw a Connie in KWI about 1981. Whose?

[The AvgasDinosaur]

I saw a Connie in KWI about 1981. Whose?
That was Lanzairs N11SR allegedly had whiskey in the tip tanks is why it got impounded.
Be lucky
David

[GBALU53]

The good old days for some reason they would be seen transitting Jersey in the Channel Islands back then, leaving good oil stains on the apron where it would park for a number of days.

I thing the chap who owns the Howard 500 at Exeter was connected in some way.

If only the clock could go back a few deckades???

[treadigraph]

I thing the chap who owns the Howard 500 at Exeter was connected in some way

Duncan Baker - I believe he was Mr Lanzair...

[The AvgasDinosaur]

The good old days for some reason they would be seen transitting Jersey in the Channel Islands back then, leaving good oil stains on the apron where it would park for a number of days.


It was not leaving good old oil stains on the apron She was marking her territory!!!
Be lucky
David;)

[tinpis]

That was Lanzairs N11SR allegedly had whiskey in the tip tanks is why it got impounded.

Jaysus...they were expensive enough to run on 100/130 !

Earlier days same A?C
They would heve been playing god save the Queen them days and the entire crew on board would have been standing at attention saluting the skipper.

http://www.lockheed.adastron.com/constellation/vheab1.jpg

[Wunwing]

There is also a derilict Connie still basically in one piece, at the international airport ,Manilla. She used to fly fish to Japan but has been derilict for many years.
The story I heard was the operator was known as Winkies Flying Fish, but that might just be its nom de plume.

[The AvgasDinosaur]

There is also a derilict Connie still basically in one piece, at the international airport ,Manilla. She used to fly fish to Japan but has been derilict for many years.
The story I heard was the operator was known as Winkies Flying Fish, but that might just be its nom de plume.
That will be N4247K ex US Navy
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1094384/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0516035/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0338878/L/
If you cut and paste 14 31'19.95''N 121 00'11.75''E into the fly to box on Google earth and decend to approx 250' agl you will be directly overhead her.
Hope it helps
David

[noflybywire]

N11SR gave an excellent display at a Biggin Hill airshow many moon's ago. Nothing better then a connie on short finals at Jsy.:ok: :ok: :ok:

[The AvgasDinosaur]

I wonder if there are any former ACE-Freighters people lurking around pprune?
Would be very nice to know
Be lucky
David

[80m]

N11SR is the former VH-EAB Southern Horizon.
Have recently returned from Kuwait where we successfully retrieved some pieces of her for display in Longreach for the QFM.
I'm keen to find any information of the current whereabouts of the mysterious Capt Duncan Baker of Lanzair.
Appreciate any assistance, Dave

[treadigraph]

I understand Duncan Baker sold the Howard 500 N500LN back to the USA in 2009. Up to that point it was still based at Exeter or Dunkeswell as I recall; I think he also has a US registered Pitts S-2.

[Wander00]

Is there still a Connie parked at Nantes Atlantique?

[treadigraph]

Looks like it! :)

[sycamore]

If you go to `Which airfield` thread,pic of a TWA Connie ...but where...?

[Webby737]

Is there still a Connie parked at Nantes Atlantique?

Its still there, here’s a link to the club that looks after it
L?Association (http://superconstellation-nantes.fr/lassociation)

[Saint-Ex]

The Dublin 749 is in the Science Museum at Wroughton in TWA colours.

[The AvgasDinosaur]

She was registered G-CONI at one time for Aces High, plan was to use her in the second series of Airline "Ruskin Air Services" she was dismantled in Dublin and moved by Road and ship via Fleetwood.
However the long period in open storage at Dublin rendered her beyond even ACES-HIGH's restorative powers. She was then donated to The Science Museum and restored to static exhibition.
Hope it helps
Be lucky
David

[Warmtoast]

The only time I got to see a 'Connie' up close was when I was stationed at RAF Negombo (Katunayake) in 1957 when they were regular visitors on TWA's Far East routes, see photo attached, plus note the variety of RAF aircraft on view - Comet, Valiants, Hastings, Valetta, Shackletons!

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/800x514/katflightlineup1958_2b67fc01b11be865917e8aa8322d898759c68e0a .jpg

[India Four Two]

In August 2015, I visited the Planes of Fame Museum at Valle, AZ, on my way to the Grand Canyon. A great museum with a lot of interesting aircraft, many of which I had never seen before. While wandering on the ramp, I stopped to watch an engine being installed on a Constellation, by two, clearly very skilled men. They had it bolted on in 20 minutes. No safety vests or boots or hard hats in sight!

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/800x449/img_2431_20copy_zpsey2nid1f_4b19f849b2a69e8bd9a62b9f4cd62f52 98c6450d.jpg

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/800x449/img_2432_20copy_zpsjohqtnqg_97c19e90ea06183f5075dbf4a7d2fda2 79f75cf9.jpg

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/800x449/img_2433_20copy_zpsf7ggq1cp_383b9c0eb04a9281c92b5d9b48ae9bb8 22941cba.jpg

This particular Connie is N422NA, a VC-121A that was MacArthur's personal transport. He named it Bataan.

The following January it was flown for the first time in 22 years and was ferried to Chino where it is being restored:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1pMgnRpy9k

Bataan Arrives at The Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California - Featured - In Flight USA (http://inflight.squarespace.com/featured/2016/2/15/bataan-arrives-at-the-planes-of-fame-museum-in-chino-califor.html)