Aircraft Photo of N2520B | Lockheed L-149 Constellation | AirHistory.net #430751
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
Location
City / Area:Santa Cruz de la Sierra / Parque Boris Banzer [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Bolivia
 
Photo Date:4 November 1992
Photo by:Tim Spearman
Photo ID: 430751
Photo Comment

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.

This photo is copyright © Tim Spearman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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