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Post by billsamuels on Feb 1, 2015 17:14:21 GMT
Hi Guys,
Was just sent this link about the story of the first 'Air Force One' Super Connie, Columbine Two...
Hope this works, and it sounds like another good reason to get out to Tucson soon...
Cheers.
Bill
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Post by captainbob on Feb 1, 2015 18:56:28 GMT
Hi Guys, Was just sent this link about the story of the first 'Air Force One' Super Connie, Columbine Two... Hope this works, and it sounds like another good reason to get out to Tucson soon... Cheers. Bill Bill Assume this is still at Avra Valley. We saw it there in October 2004 marked as N9463 (c/n 2602.) Columbine I, c/n 2606 48-0614 was at Pima Museum where it entered my logs on 18.SEP.01 (We were touring the States, flying with United, during 9/11!) My Connie flying experiences: F-BGNE L.A.P - Paris Orly in 1962, and N494TW from/to Jersey in 1998. Bob PS. If you want the full set, Columbine III still exists too. Ohio, if I remember . . . |
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Post by billsamuels on Feb 1, 2015 19:24:51 GMT
Hi Bob,
I've never seen this example (Columbine 2). I was last in Arizona (spotting) in 1989, managed to do a few fields but I did spend a whole day at Davis Montham AFB & the magnificent Pima Air Museum - sadly no photographic images to project....
But on that trip I logged the following Constellations.
54-0167 VC-121C USAF (since scrapped)
54-4064 C-121 USAF (Scrapyard)
N90831 L-049 TWA (Pima)
48-0614 L-749/C-121 USAF (Pima)
53-548 L-1049/EC-121D USAF (Pima)
53-0554 L-1049/EC-121T USAF (Pima)
The only Connie that I have flown on was N73544 (Now HB-RSC) when we did an hour around the Swiss Alps from Geneva in 2005... Which was a fantastic experience with much noise and considerable heat, no AC working and when everyone got off they had lost at least 1lb due to the temperature... But a great experience nevertheless.
Cheers.
Bill
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Post by terrytoo on Feb 2, 2015 6:08:09 GMT
Seen a few not managed to fly in one yet. Booked a flight in Vern Raeburns at Oshkosh in 2003 but they cancelled.  This ex Air france ex Catair etc F BRAD is a fake.  This is the Indian Navy Connie at Goa Naval Museum  Have fun Terry |
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Post by terrytoo on Feb 5, 2015 12:14:23 GMT
Another couple.... The notorious 5T TAF yes it's a fake reg used during the Biafran Airlift. pic taken before it caught fire !!!!!   The Breitling Connie at I.L.A. 2004 (still N reg ). Have fun Terry |
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