Any Connies in europe?

[magpienja]

Hi guys I have never seen a constellation on the ground unfortunately, are there any anywhere in europe to be seen I wonder.

Nick.

[beamender99]

Yes
http://www.petergoodearl.co.uk/lacey...erd4/index.htm

Just a few pics to start with.

[Newforest]

And the next one is here.

http://www.ruudleeuw.com/con-n749nl-restored.htm

[RJ Kanary]

Sad to say......none of the images appeared in that last link. Ah, the vagaries of the Internet.........................

[beamender99]

"Sad to say......none of the images appeared in that last link."

The link is good and the web site well worth visiting.

[Liffy 1M]

This is an authoritative website on surviving Constellations:

http://www.conniesurvivors.com/

[magpienja]

Thanks guys the links all worked for me some very good pictures/stories as well,

The science museum at Wroughton I remember going there a few years back just to see the connie only to be very disappointed being told at the hangar that its not open to the public only on maybe one day a year, what a waste never did get back and it looks brill in the pictures,

The connie that's in Nantes France that's interesting I am going to that area later this year on holiday I wonder if any of you guys know if its viewable to the public.

Nick.

[skippyscage]

in Nantes, yes it is - prominently displayed in the main area of the airport

[magpienja]

The science museum at Wroughton, anybody know when its open to the public to have a look at there connie.

Nick.

[llanfairpg]

There is a Connie outside the Hangar at Rennes or was last summer

[beamender99]

http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/mus/uk/u-z/wroughton.htm
A useful list of the A/C and some more pics

All of the objects are in six hangars, each covering over an acre of land. The collection is open during a programme of summer weekend events.

( I have visited mid week with an aviation group )

Contact

Science Museum - (NMSI - as it likes to be called. A highly memorable tag )
Wroughton
Swindon
Tel: [phone]

http://tinyurl.com/ypdvgo the NMSI web site

e-mail - [email protected]

[magpienja]

Thankyou beamender99 I will drop them a line.

Nick.

[Biggles1049]

Is the Dutch Connie going to fly again ? - I understand that they have a replacement engine ?

They were the Days !!!! - a couple of interesting shots for you

[magpienja]

They were the days indeed I only wish I had been able to see some in service,

So much more interesting than todays all look the same aircraft,

Thanks for the pictures.

Nick.

[norwich]

Hi Nick, You missed out on Duxford 16 June 1998, The Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation called in for a couple of days with the MATS connie and a C-54 ! I enjoyed a visit and they let you inside both, see below :-
Keith.

[perkin]

Didn't Lufthansa just buy a couple with a view to getting one in airworthy condition? My memory could be wrong, but I'm sure I read something on here about that...

There is also one based in Switzerland I think. If you go on flightlevel350.com there are some videos of a connie doing low fly bys at an airshow in Switzerland...fantastic noise!

[treadigraph]

Breitling operate the Swiss Super Connie on the European circuit, which also appeared at Duxford several years ago - if the Dutch 749 and Lufthansa's 1649 get to fly again we'll have the potential of three in the air - magic!

Think the saddest decision was the grounding of the MATS Connie which is now located in Korean Airline's museum... On the other hand, good to see that Korean take obvious pride and are prepared to invest in their history unlike a certain UK airline.

[magpienja]

Perkin Wow some fantastic videos there my fav was,

http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircra...ideo-1835.html

The take off at dusk with flames out of the exhausts was a sight to behold, thanks for the links,

Nice to see that some are still living and flying,

Pity the only one in the UK is kept under lock and key so much of the time.

Nick.

[perkin]

I personally like the video of the Connie starting engines, terrific sound!

I believe its possible to fly in the Breitling Connie, but according to the website you have to join as a member of the club before you can board...they don't have the 2008 flight/event calendar on the website yet, however.

http://www.superconstellation.org/default.aspx

[S'land]

There are quite a few videos of Connies on YouTube.

This one (in two parts) about flying the Super Constellation is very typical of the period.

Part 1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rgzAnrI6Bw

Part 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCL7FglFapY