Aircraft Photo of G-ARXE | Lockheed L-149 Constellation | Skyways of London | AirHistory.net #578558
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-ARXE
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 49 Constellation
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-149 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-1965
Operator Titles:Skyways of London
Location
City / Airport:London - LutonMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGGW   IATA: LTN   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1965
Photo from:Tim Spearman Collection
Photo ID: 578558
Photo Comment

Built in 1945 for USAAF as C-69 43-10313. Registered as N90827 in March 1948 before transfer to Lineas Aereas de Panama a RX-123. Returned to N90827 in September 1948, sold to El Al as 4X-AKA in 1951 and modified as an L-149. Registered to Universal Sky Tours as G-ARXE in February 1962 for operation by Euravia. Leased by Skyways from October 1962 until April 1964. Withdrawn and scrapped at Luton in 1965

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