Aircraft Photo of HL4003 | Lockheed C-121A Constellation | Air Korea | AirHistory.net #122439
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:"HL4003"
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 49 Constellation
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed C-121A Constellation
C/n (msn):749A-2601
Operator Titles:Air Korea
Location
City / Airport:JeongseokMap
Country:South Korea
Airport Codes:ICAO: RKPD   IATA: JDG   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:16 May 2014
Photo by:Streep
Photo ID: 122439
Photo Comment

This aircraft is the former famous C-121A warbird N494TW (ex USAF 48-609), which was bought by Pratt & Whitney and donated to Korean Air. It departed Avra Valley, AZ on 01 Apr 2005 on delivery to Busan-Gimhae, South Korea. The route flown was Tucson - Oakland - Anchorage - Cold Bay - Hakodate (Japan) - Inchon (South Korea) - Busan (South Korea). On 18 Apr 2005 it flew its last flight ever, to Jeongseok on Jeju Island. The Constellation is now preserved at the Korean Air Flight Academy airfield and painted in the colours of Air Korea with registration HL4003. The real HL4003 was an L-1649A(F) Starliner, c/n 1037.

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