
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 141309 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 49 Constellation |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121) |
Aircraft Version: | Lockheed EC-121K Warning Star |
C/n (msn): | 1049A-4433 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFBMap |
Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDMA IATA: DMA Local: DMA Other: - |
Photo Date: | September 1979 |
Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
Photo ID: | 21376 |
Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the USN in 8.56 as a WV-2, this machine joined the Naval Missile Range at Point Mugu in 1961. Retired to DM in 3.78; after this photo was taken she was prepared for one final flight, ferrying to the McClellan Aviation Museum in California on 8.4.83. Displayed to represent a USAF EC-121 and painted in false marks as '53-0552' to commemorate the 552nd AEW & CW which was based at McClellan AFB from 1953 to 1977 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 November 2017, and has since been viewed 532 times. |