Delivered new to USAF in 12.48 as 48-609 and operated by the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) and other units until retired in 03.68. Bought as N9464 in 05.70 and later C-GXKO For spraying. Acquired by John Travolta in 09.84 as N494TW and stored at Tucson Ryan Field. Restored by 1998 in MATS colours for a widely acclaimed public demonstration tour to Europe. Later sold to South Korea.

Its old registration (C-GXKO) is better visible than its actual one. The aircraft was owned by John Travolta at the time.

This cockpit has suffered from massive scrapping and vandalism, but despite this, some main instruments are still visible including throttle levers.

Scanned from a Sensia slide

Acquired by the Dutch Constellation Association. Aircraft ex Conifair (Canada) C-GKXR. Re-registered N749NL in October 2001. Flown to Amsterdam in September 2002. Now resides on static display at the Aviodrome, Lelystad, The Netherlands.

Joined the airshow circuit on USAF markings. Flown to Jeju Island, South Korea for static display in Air Korea colours.

Just in time for taking a picture during the last light of the day.

This aircraft is the former famous C-121A warbird N494TW (ex USAF 48-609), which was bought by Pratt & Whitney and donated to Korean Air. It departed Avra Valley, AZ on 01 Apr 2005 on delivery to Busan-Gimhae, South Korea. The route flown was Tucson - Oakland - Anchorage - Cold Bay - Hakodate (Japan) - Inchon (South Korea) - Busan (South Korea). On 18 Apr 2005 it flew its last flight ever, to Jeongseok on Jeju Island. The Constellation is now preserved at the Korean Air Flight Academy airfield and painted in the colours of Air Korea with registration HL4003. The real HL4003 was an L-1649A(F) Starliner, c/n 1037.

Scanned from a K64 slide

This classic airliner 'Bataan' is now on display outside the Planes of Fame Museum at Valle.

A £2 well spent for a look inside !