7 results found
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
City / Airport:London - Luton (EGGW / LTN)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1965
Photo from:Tim Spearman CollectionContact
Photo ID:578558Submit Correction
View count: 192
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 Withdrawn and scrapped at Luton in 1965
Registration / Serial:G-ARXE
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-149 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-1965
Operator Titles:Skyways of London
City / Airport:London - Luton (EGGW / LTN)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1965
Photo from:Tim Spearman CollectionContact
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
City / Airport:London - Luton (EGGW / LTN)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1965
Photo from:Tim Spearman CollectionContact
Photo ID:578558Submit Correction
View count: 192
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 Withdrawn and scrapped at Luton in 1965
Registration / Serial:G-ARXE
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-149 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-1965
Operator Titles:Skyways of London
City / Airport:London - Luton (EGGW / LTN)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1965
Photo from:Tim Spearman CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:N2520B
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):049-2081
Operator Titles:AeroSur
City / Area:Santa Cruz de la Sierra / Parque Boris Banzer [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Bolivia
Photo Date:20 April 2009
Photo by:PropfreakContact
Photo ID:553777Submit Correction
View count: 229
ex TWA, LAV and Braniff - seized in Bolivia by 1961
Registration / Serial:N2520B
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-149 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-2081
Operator Titles:AeroSur
City / Area:Santa Cruz de la Sierra / Parque Boris Banzer [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Bolivia
Photo Date:20 April 2009
Photo by:PropfreakContact
Registration / Serial:N2520B
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):049-2081
Operator Titles:AeroSur
City / Area:Santa Cruz de la Sierra / Parque Boris Banzer [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Bolivia
Photo Date:20 April 2009
Photo by:PropfreakContact
Photo ID:553777Submit Correction
View count: 229
ex TWA, LAV and Braniff - seized in Bolivia by 1961
Registration / Serial:N2520B
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-149 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-2081
Operator Titles:AeroSur
City / Area:Santa Cruz de la Sierra / Parque Boris Banzer [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Bolivia
Photo Date:20 April 2009
Photo by:PropfreakContact
Registration / Serial:N2520B
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):049-2081
City / Area:Santa Cruz de la Sierra / Parque Boris Banzer [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Bolivia
Photo Date:4 November 1992
Photo by:Tim SpearmanContact
Photo ID:430751Submit Correction
View count: 221
Something of a tourist attraction in Santa Cruz, even having its own Wikepedia page, the Avión Pirata as the Connie is known, has been in Bolivia since being forced to land El Trompillo airport in 1961 by the Bolivian Air Force, suspected smuggling contraband such as cigarettes, textiles and whiskey. Placed in its current location in 1979 the aircraft has subsequently been used as a library, a bank and a travel agency. Later painted in Pepsi colours, it also spent several years in the colours of local airline Aerosur.
Registration / Serial:N2520B
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-149 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-2081
City / Area:Santa Cruz de la Sierra / Parque Boris Banzer [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Bolivia
Photo Date:4 November 1992
Photo by:Tim SpearmanContact
Registration / Serial:N2520B
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):049-2081
City / Area:Santa Cruz de la Sierra / Parque Boris Banzer [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Bolivia
Photo Date:4 November 1992
Photo by:Tim SpearmanContact
Photo ID:430751Submit Correction
View count: 221
Something of a tourist attraction in Santa Cruz, even having its own Wikepedia page, the Avión Pirata as the Connie is known, has been in Bolivia since being forced to land El Trompillo airport in 1961 by the Bolivian Air Force, suspected smuggling contraband such as cigarettes, textiles and whiskey. Placed in its current location in 1979 the aircraft has subsequently been used as a library, a bank and a travel agency. Later painted in Pepsi colours, it also spent several years in the colours of local airline Aerosur.
Registration / Serial:N2520B
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-149 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-2081
City / Area:Santa Cruz de la Sierra / Parque Boris Banzer [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Bolivia
Photo Date:4 November 1992
Photo by:Tim SpearmanContact
Registration / Serial:N2520B
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):049-2081
Operator Titles:Braniff International Airways
City / Airport:Minneapolis / Saint Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (KMSP / MSP)Map
Region / Country:Minnesota, United States
Photo Date:August 1955 to December 1958
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:207383Submit Correction
View count: 769
Impounded in 1961 in Bolivia after being forced to land. Found to be smuggling whisky and tobacco. Never flew again but has had a long life as an off-airport building. Mike Sparkman collection photo. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:N2520B
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-149 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-2081
Operator Titles:Braniff International Airways
City / Airport:Minneapolis / Saint Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (KMSP / MSP)Map
Region / Country:Minnesota, United States
Photo Date:August 1955 to December 1958
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Registration / Serial:N2520B
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):049-2081
Operator Titles:Braniff International Airways
City / Airport:Minneapolis / Saint Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (KMSP / MSP)Map
Region / Country:Minnesota, United States
Photo Date:August 1955 to December 1958
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:207383Submit Correction
View count: 769
Impounded in 1961 in Bolivia after being forced to land. Found to be smuggling whisky and tobacco. Never flew again but has had a long life as an off-airport building. Mike Sparkman collection photo. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:N2520B
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-149 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-2081
Operator Titles:Braniff International Airways
City / Airport:Minneapolis / Saint Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (KMSP / MSP)Map
Region / Country:Minnesota, United States
Photo Date:August 1955 to December 1958
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Registration / Serial:N2520B
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):049-2081
City / Area:Santa Cruz de la Sierra / Parque Boris Banzer [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Bolivia
Photo Date:25 December 2017
Photo by:Sandro RotaContact
Photo ID:58529Submit Correction
View count: 460
This plane is known as "Avión Pirata" or "Pirate Plane" amongst the locals. It is said that on July 29, 1961 this plane was forced to land by the Bolivian Air Force as it was suspected to transport contraband (hence its name). In 1979 it was moved to its current location to be preserved as a library near downtown Santa Cruz (El Tao neighborhood). Since then it has worn various liveries including AeroSur and Pepsi colors. It originally flew as YV-C-AME for LAV - Línea Aeropostal Venezolana.
Registration / Serial:N2520B
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-149 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-2081
City / Area:Santa Cruz de la Sierra / Parque Boris Banzer [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Bolivia
Photo Date:25 December 2017
Photo by:Sandro RotaContact
Registration / Serial:N2520B
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):049-2081
City / Area:Santa Cruz de la Sierra / Parque Boris Banzer [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Bolivia
Photo Date:25 December 2017
Photo by:Sandro RotaContact
Photo ID:58529Submit Correction
View count: 460
This plane is known as "Avión Pirata" or "Pirate Plane" amongst the locals. It is said that on July 29, 1961 this plane was forced to land by the Bolivian Air Force as it was suspected to transport contraband (hence its name). In 1979 it was moved to its current location to be preserved as a library near downtown Santa Cruz (El Tao neighborhood). Since then it has worn various liveries including AeroSur and Pepsi colors. It originally flew as YV-C-AME for LAV - Línea Aeropostal Venezolana.
Registration / Serial:N2520B
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-149 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-2081
City / Area:Santa Cruz de la Sierra / Parque Boris Banzer [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Bolivia
Photo Date:25 December 2017
Photo by:Sandro RotaContact
Registration / Serial:N88868
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):049-2067
City / Airport:Galveston - Scholes Field International (KGLS / GLS)Map
Region / Country:Texas, United States
Photo Date:July 1970
Photo by:Bob GarrardContact
Photo ID:30946Submit Correction
View count: 533
Delivered new to Pan Am on May 25, 1946 as "Clipper Peerless". Sold to Delta in 1956 and then to American Flyers in 1960.
Registration / Serial:N88868
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-149 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-2067
City / Airport:Galveston - Scholes Field International (KGLS / GLS)Map
Region / Country:Texas, United States
Photo Date:July 1970
Photo by:Bob GarrardContact
Registration / Serial:N88868
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):049-2067
City / Airport:Galveston - Scholes Field International (KGLS / GLS)Map
Region / Country:Texas, United States
Photo Date:July 1970
Photo by:Bob GarrardContact
Photo ID:30946Submit Correction
View count: 533
Delivered new to Pan Am on May 25, 1946 as "Clipper Peerless". Sold to Delta in 1956 and then to American Flyers in 1960.
Registration / Serial:N88868
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-149 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-2067
City / Airport:Galveston - Scholes Field International (KGLS / GLS)Map
Region / Country:Texas, United States
Photo Date:July 1970
Photo by:Bob GarrardContact
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
City / Airport:Manchester - International (EGCC / MAN)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:August 1963
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Photo ID:12486Submit Correction
View count: 387
Built in 1945 for USAAF as C-69 43-10313. Sold in late 1947 as N90827. Sold to El Al as 4X-AKA in 1951 and modified as an L-149. G-ARXE from early 1962 and flown by Skyways from October 1962 until April 1964.
Registration / Serial:G-ARXE
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-149 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-1965
Operator Titles:Skyways of London
City / Airport:Manchester - International (EGCC / MAN)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:August 1963
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
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
City / Airport:Manchester - International (EGCC / MAN)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:August 1963
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Photo ID:12486Submit Correction
View count: 387
Built in 1945 for USAAF as C-69 43-10313. Sold in late 1947 as N90827. Sold to El Al as 4X-AKA in 1951 and modified as an L-149. G-ARXE from early 1962 and flown by Skyways from October 1962 until April 1964.
Registration / Serial:G-ARXE
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-149 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-1965
Operator Titles:Skyways of London
City / Airport:Manchester - International (EGCC / MAN)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:August 1963
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield