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[gharper]

I remember this one on the gate at Oakland in 1965 but I'm not sure of the colors. Anyone have a color picture or a better memory?

[Tom/CalClassic]

Haven't found a picture yet, but here is the timetable for circa 1963 (click on the little image of the interior):

www.airtimes.com/cgat/usc/transcalifornia60.htm

Hope this helps,

[Tom/CalClassic]

OK, found one in the Stringfellows and Bowers Connie book:



Not the greatest picture, but it looks like the stripes were black, and it had a black ball on the front with red TCA letters on it. However, due to the picture's color shift, the stripes could easily be blue instead (the caption's "black and white" not withstanding).

The entry in the book reads:

"Trans California Airlines of Burbank offered low-fare intrastate services with a fleet of six 749's starting in July 1963. These airplanes were fitted with 98 seats, the most ever put into a short-fuselage Connie. The crowded seating may have contributed to Trans California's demise. It ceased operations by the end of 1964."

Hope this helps,

[gharper]

Thanks once again Tom. I looked high and low for a better picture than I had in my Constellation book. I'll have to study that logo a bit. Now I wonder if the Connie I saw at Oakland in 1965 was California Time Airlines. I just remember walking down the concourse pointing it out to my Dad.

Gary

[dave mcqueen]

I scanned a close up of the globe from my copy of the book and comparing it to the radome and anti glare panel it definitely has elements (pixels) of blue in it.

[Defender]

Gary,

How about these,

cgi.ebay.com/Constellation-TRANS-CALIFORNIA-N104A-Aircraft-Photo_W0QQitemZ220308193718QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item334b6441b6


cgi.ebay.com/Constellation-TRANS-CALIFORNIA-N105A-Aircraft-Photo_W0QQitemZ220436673525QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item33530cb3f5


where the light appearance of the stripes suggests that it's the same as when sold to PAT here,

www.airliners.net/photo/Pacific-Air-Transport/Lockheed-L-649-Constellation/0707236/L/

Bill

[Tom/CalClassic]

I'm sure that a blue that light would have appeared as such in my photo. But they might have changed to blue in those later (?) pictures on EBay with those thicker stripes.

[gharper]

I really appreciate all the help. I've been doing the repaint modifications per the pictures so it'll probably take a little longer but after all. what is retirement for?

Gary