slide via Choice Aviation Photos

after being hit by a DC-4 with a hydraulics failure the year before, she was once destined to be restored again, but it sadly didn't happen

The 'City of Miami' has just cleared customs and is taxiing into the Northwest corner on a gorgeous day. This Connie was struck by a runaway DC-4 at Aquadilla-Borinquen Airport, PR, on Feb 3, 1992, resulting in damage to the right wing and main spar.

Reg N346US Nov 88 and transferred to US Air Aug 89. To TNT Airways Dec 2004 as OO-TND. Damaged beyond repair in an emergency landing at Birmingham UK 15 Jun 2006. This was after the right main landing gear had been torn off in a botched landing and go around at East Midlands when diverting from Stansted due to weather! The accident report makes interesting reading.

Later also operated with Sultan Air TC-JUU and Malev HA-LEK as well as a few other odds and ends.

AMSA's "City of Miami" grumbles past on one of its many cargo flights into Miami. This was the second of two Connies on approach to runway 09L within 5 minutes, a wonderful experience! In 1992 this aircraft was damaged when a DC-4 ran into it at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and it was stored there. Eleven years later, in 2003, the Ramey AFB Historical Association started work to restore her for display at the Ramey AFB in MATS colours. Unfortunately the work was later halted, but this Connie was still there by early 2018.