| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N6501C |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 49 Constellation |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed L-1049D Super Constellation |
| C/n (msn): | 1049D-4163 |
| Operator Titles: | Seaboard & Western Airlines |
| Aircraft Name: | American Airtrader |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 647134 |
| Photo Comment |
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'The first in-flight photo of Seaboard's first Connie, N6501C American Airtrader, 1954.' This was the first L-1049D convertible passenger/cargo Super Connie, fitted with reinforced flooring and maindeck cargo doors on the port side. Already upgraded in 1955 to L-1049H, equivalent to pax L-1049G. To Capitol Airways in 1962. Broken up in 1967. Photo from: Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 26 January 2024, and has since been viewed 125 times. |