Aircraft Photo of G-ARXE | Lockheed L-149 Constellation | Skyways of London

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	G-ARXE
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):	049-1965
Operator Titles:	Skyways of London

Location
City / Airport:	London - LutonMap
Region / Country:	England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:	ICAO: EGGW IATA: LTN Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	1965
Photo from:	Tim Spearman Collection
Photo ID:	578558

Photo Comment
Built in 1945 for USAAF as C-69 43-10313. Registered as N90827 in March 1948 before transfer to Lineas Aereas de Panama a RX-123. Returned to N90827 in September 1948, sold to El Al as 4X-AKA in 1951 and modified as an L-149. Registered to Universal Sky Tours as G-ARXE in February 1962 for operation by Euravia. Leased by Skyways from October 1962 until April 1964. Withdrawn and scrapped at Luton in 1965 This photo was added on 14 June 2023, and has since been viewed 201 times.

Photo Comment

Built in 1945 for USAAF as C-69 43-10313. Registered as N90827 in March 1948 before transfer to Lineas Aereas de Panama a RX-123. Returned to N90827 in September 1948, sold to El Al as 4X-AKA in 1951 and modified as an L-149. Registered to Universal Sky Tours as G-ARXE in February 1962 for operation by Euravia. Leased by Skyways from October 1962 until April 1964. Withdrawn and scrapped at Luton in 1965

This photo was added on 14 June 2023, and has since been viewed 201 times.

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