| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 141330 |
| Military Code: | MK-330 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 49 Constellation |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed EC-121K Warning Star |
| C/n (msn): | 1049A-4454 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VW-13 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Glasgow - PrestwickMap |
| Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGPK IATA: PIK Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1963 |
| Photo from: | Tim Spearman Collection |
| Photo ID: | 558087 |
| Photo Comment |
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Throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s the EC-121s of VW-11 and VW-13 were regular visitors to Prestwick operating as part of BARLANT (Atlantic Barrier) extension of the Dew (Distant Early Warning) Line, a system of radar stations which spanned the northern Arctic from Alaska to Iceland. This photo was added on 22 March 2023, and has since been viewed 425 times. |