C-121 At Warner-Robins AFB

Here are two Lockheed L-1649 Starliners at Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport in Maine. According to Wikipedia, this model was the final version of the Constellation series.

These two aircraft are privately owned and apparently the owner is in the process of repairing them to be flight worthy.

More info as well as photos at this link:

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.se...inct_entry=true

"Bataan"

In 1948, the U.S. Air Force ordered from Lockheed ten Model L-749 Constellations and designated them C-121As. The type had a strengthened floor and a large cargo door fitted to the aft fuselage, but could also be fitted with a removable 44-seat passenger cabin, or house 20 stretchers for medevac missions. The ten aircraft (AF serial #s 48-0608 through 0617) were delivered between December 1948 and the first part of 1949 and were based at Westover AFB as part of the Atlantic Division of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS).


C-121
This one is at The Planes of fame Valle AZ

Its 'Shetland' or 'the Shetland Islands' NOT 'the Shetlands'!!!!!!

Years ago when the Camarillo connie was just starting restoration, a friend and I were invited aboard. They didn't even have a boarding stair yet, we had to climb up a rickety old extension ladder. The landing gear was sunk into the asphalt, birds were living in every opening. They had gutted the interior, just a long hollow aluminum tube with a deck sloping up slightly to clear the main spar then sloping down again heading aft. In the very aft someone had set up a full frame of bowling pins. I wish I had my camera with me.

Driving by Planes of Fame in Valle, Az. , one assumes the Connie is a static gate guard. Surprisingly it is listed in flying condition at their website. I've been aboard 2 of em, but have never flown in one. One was "Save A Connie" that flew in to an airshow I attended.

web page

I also got to sit in the left seat of the Camarillo Connie. Us old fat guys would never be able to fly those planes!

Can't see this one listed here:

CF-RNR (cn 4544), which at one time was used as a restaurant and is undergoing restoration.

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Number/488729

more info here:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=10...next_id=0804511

and after an attempt to keep it in the country, it's found it's way to the US where it's new home will be in the Museum of Flight in Seattle.

http://www.conniesurvivors.com/CF-RNR.htm