Corrosion corner FL and similar please

[JW411]

Martin 4-0-4 N40436.

[JW411]

L1649 N974R. (Now at Polk City).

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Remember the two Connies and the A-26 being at FLL in '84, the 404 probably was too - must have seen about half the surviving Martinliners on that trip !

[possel]

Originally Posted by capngrog

As I recall, that was one of the CL-44s with the swing tail modification.

The majority of CL-44s were CL-44D4s which built (not modified) with the swing tail. The only ones built without it were the 12 CC-106 Yukons for the RCAF. The all passenger CL-44Js for Loftleidir were converted CL-44D4s but I'm not sure on those if the mechanism was disabled, or whether the swing tail was removed entirely when they were stretched (which is I think more likely).

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by possel

The all passenger CL-44Js for Loftleidir were converted CL-44D4s but I'm not sure on those if the mechanism was disabled, or whether the swing tail was removed entirely when they were stretched (which is I think more likely).

The CL-44J retained the tail hinge mechanism, allowing at least one of them to be reconfigured as a swing-tail freighter after it left the Loftleidir fleet.

[bafanguy]

I can remember seeing several CL44s over the years on the freight ramp in KGSO. If memory serves, they were with Bluebell Jeans Co. (or maybe a separate company) and flew fabric to Central America for jeans manufacture and product back to the US. Not sure what became of them but I THINK L-1011s appeared in KGSO when the CL44s disappeared ?

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[Spooky 2]

Originally Posted by JW411

Martin 4-0-4 N40436.

Check out the On Mark A26 in the background. Awsome airplane for it's time.

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I think Bluebell acquired several of the ex Tradewinds/Transmerridian CL-44s to supplement their original aircraft. Remember seeing it enroute to Europe many many years ago...

[JW411]

And here are a couple of shots of DC-7Cs seen in the MIA Corner. This one was N74303.

[JW411]

This one is DC-7CF N16465. Three C-46s in the background.

[JW411]

I used to share the ramp with the Bluebell CL-44s at Borinquen (Puerto Rico) from time to time. They used to fly the various parts of jeans in from Greensboro N.C. which were then stitched together locally. The CL-44 needed a jet start unit and they had a wonderful contraption at Borinquen consisting of an old jet engine and various pipes and valves mounted on the back of a pick-up truck. I needed to use it one day to get my aircraft started (a DC-10) and I seriously doubted that it would work. It was magnificent!

[The AvgasDinosaur]

Originally Posted by JW411

This one is DC-7CF N16465. Three C-46s in the background.

I think N16465 is a former BOAC aircraft.
David

[barry lloyd]

I believe you're right - ex G-AOIJ

[The AvgasDinosaur]

I think most of the BOAC ones went to Saturn as N9080x.
G-AOIE was the exception going to Schreiner in Holland and finished up in Ireland I believe at Wexford.
David

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I recall there was an ex BOAC DC-7 at Miami in '84, wasn't that one though.

Great pics chaps, keep 'em coming. See if any of my few are around somewhere...

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by The AvgasDinosaur

I think most of the BOAC ones went to Saturn as N9080x.
G-AOIE was the exception going to Schreiner in Holland and finished up in Ireland I believe at Wexford.

BOAC's final two DC-7Cs, G-AOII/J, went to SAS and Airlift International, respectively.

[Wunwing]

The late Stephen Piercy's book, Sky Truck has a photo of a Seagreen Air Transport DC7 at Miami which he said was ex BOAC..

The book was published in 1985.

Wunwing

[JW411]

Opa Locka was always worth a visit. This particular day they seemed to be having a Lockheed Twinfest.

[JW411]

[JW411]