Aircraft Photo of 126513 | Lockheed WV-2 Warning Star | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #602910
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:126513
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 49 Constellation
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed WV-2 Warning Star
C/n (msn):1049A-4302
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Aircraft Name:El Paisano
Location
City / Airport:McMurdo - Williams FieldMap
Country:Antarctica
Airport Codes:ICAO: NZWD   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1961 to 1962
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 602910
Photo Comment

126513 crashed on landing at Williams on October 31, 1960 at the end of a flight from Christchurch, NZ, during Project Magnet. No loss of life. Wreckage left at the accident site. The scientific equipment fitted to the aircraft was removed. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

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