Aircraft Photo of N974R | Lockheed L-1649A(F) Starliner | AirHistory.net #16476
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N974R
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 49 Constellation
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-1649A(F) Starliner
C/n (msn):1649-1040
Location
City / Airport:Orlando - Sanford InternationalMap
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KSFB   IATA: SFB   Local: SFB   Other: -
 
Photo Date:18 October 2001
Photo by:Ralph M. Pettersen
Photo ID: 16476
Photo Comment

A beautiful old Connie waiting in the sunlight for her first flight since September 1988. The owner, Maurice Roundy, defied all odds and got her back into the air the next day for a succesful ferry flight to Kermit Weeks' Fantasy of Flight Museum in Polk, FL.

This photo is copyright © Ralph M. Pettersen, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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