| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-ALAK |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 49 Constellation |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed L-749A Constellation |
| C/n (msn): | 749-2548 |
| Operator Titles: | Skyways of London |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | London - HeathrowMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLL IATA: LHR Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 6 August 1960 |
| Photo from: | McIntyre Collection (via Tim Martin) |
| Photo ID: | 438334 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to Aerlinte Eireann as EI-ACR in 1947 then sold to BOAC as G-ALAK in 1948. Here on lease to Skyways, which ran until June 1962 when it was transferred to Euravia at Luton (EGGW). In 1965 it went to ACE Freighters, then languished at Coventry (EGBE) from 1966 to 1968 when it was delivered to Miami (KMIA) as CP-797. Sold as OB-R-899 with the manufacturer's plate transferred from c/n 2549. Believed scrapped at Lima, Peru in the 1970s. This photo was added on 9 February 2022, and has since been viewed 500 times. |