| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 5T-TAF |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 49 Constellation |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation |
| C/n (msn): | 1049G-4618 |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Kirkop / Super Constellation Bar [ Off-Airport, gone ]Map |
| Country: | Malta |
| Photo Date: | March 1986 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 568417 |
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Originally CS-TLC with TAP - Air Portugal, this aircraft flew the airline's last Super Constellation flight on April 13, 1967. Sold and registered 5T-TAF for work in the humanitarian Biafrian airlift, the registration turned out to be fake. The aircraft was impounded in Malta with a load of aircraft tires in 1968. It was sold and towed off the airport in 1972, turned into a restaurant and later a coffee bar. Sadly, It was burned by vandals in 1997. Four engines and cowlings with assorted smaller parts were recovered for the Malta Aviation Museum Foundation. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 April 2023, and has since been viewed 448 times. |