Aircraft Photo of N2520B | Lockheed L-149 Constellation | Braniff International Airways | AirHistory.net #207383
Aircraft
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
Location
City / Airport:Minneapolis / Saint Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain FieldMap
Region / Country:Minnesota, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KMSP   IATA: MSP   Local: MSP   Other: -
 
Photo Date:August 1955 to December 1958
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHS
Photo ID: 207383
Photo Comment

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

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