simkarus
DC-6B
PAN AM, my Airline
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Post by simkarus on Mar 29, 2009 11:08:54 GMT -5
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Post by ashaman on Mar 29, 2009 11:16:21 GMT -5
It's written below "Lockheed C-69 Constellation". If I had to hazard a guess I'd say it's a C-69 (military designation for the L-049 in WWII) reconverted for civilian use after the war and obviously sold to TWA for passenger service.
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Post by dave mcqueen on Mar 29, 2009 14:13:01 GMT -5
"Star of Switzerland"
It was built as a C69 for the USAAF in 1945, sold later to TWA as an L049, passed on to several operators, among them Las Vegas Hacienda, Standard Airways and McCulloch. The picture looks like an early shot taken at Pima Air Museum in Tucson, Arizona where it remains on display to this day.
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simkarus
DC-6B
PAN AM, my Airline
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Post by simkarus on Mar 29, 2009 15:21:50 GMT -5
@ davethemac
Glad to hear this wonderful bird is still preserved
Hans
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