
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | G-AHEM |
Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 49 Constellation |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121) |
Aircraft Version: | Lockheed L-049E Constellation |
C/n (msn): | 049-1978 |
Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corp. |
Aircraft Name: | Balmoral |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | London - HeathrowMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLL IATA: LHR Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 30 May 1953 |
Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
Photo ID: | 35992 |
Photo Comment |
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Ordered as C-69 42-94557 for USAAF but not delivered. Converted to L-049 for BOAC as G-AHEM "Balmoral" and delivered in May 1946. Converted to L-049E in May 1953 as 65-seat all-tourist aircraft. Sold to Capital Airlines as N2735A in October 1954. Crash landed at Charleston WV 12 May 1959. 29,589 total hours. This photo was added on 29 January 2018, and has since been viewed 474 times. |