Scrapped

54-4050 ex BuNo 128436 (MSN 1049B-4103) modified as TC-121G. to MASDC Mar 12, 1967. Returned to service at McClellan AFB, California Aug 23, 1968. Back to AMARC Apr 27, 1971. Returned to service again at McClellan AFB, CA Sep 21, 1971. To MASDC Mar 13, 1973. To Consolidated, Tucson, Arizona Apr 4, 1978.

Shown just after retirement by CJS Air Cargo with their symbol on its fin. The last two letters of its previous N179AV registration are showing through on the rear fuselage.

The original VH-EAG and not the Super Constellation registered to HARS in 1994. The first VH-EAG was the last L1049 in the Qantas fleet (and the first too). Sold in April 1963 as N93166, it was flown to Burbank and parted out.

Probably a 1951 picture of apparently the first Super Constellation to enter service. It did not initially have turbo-compound engines. Withdrawn by Eastern in 1968 with 42,589 flying hours. Purchased by Aviation Corporation of America in Fort Lauderdale, but rarely flown. Scrapped at West Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1976.

Entered service with the USAF in February 1949 and was involved in the Berlin airlift. Converted from C-121A to VC-121A in 1950. Based at Paris-Orly between June 1951 and March 1952, used as personal aircraft by General Eisenhower (SHAPE commander). Transferred to 1254 ATW around 1960, back to Europe as VIP transport in 1962 and used by General Greunther of NATO. Transferred to 7101st Air Base Wing at Wiesbaden. Retired in January 1967 and Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number CK036 in June 1967. Loaned to Pima in 1972, restored between March 1989 and August 1990. The aircraft is called 'Columbine', after the state flower of Colorado.

KLM photo. PH-TAV sold in the US as N86532 in October 1950. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Converted to an L1049H with a rear freight door in 1960. Remained in service with Qantas until the end of the 1962 then sold in the US as N9714C.

Unusual sight at Forest Hill.

The fuselage of the Super Constellation Flyers Connie is almost ready to be trucked to Bremgarten/Germany.

Delivered to KLM on 1 October, 1949. On March 10, 1954 it became PH-LDE. It served with KLM until 24 January 1963. It then became CX-BBN, and was scrapped at Montevideo in 1972. Photographer unknown.

CF-TGE later preserved at the Museum of Flight, Seattle. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Beautiful shot of one of seven L-749s operated by Air India. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich

Constructed as a RC-121D and delivered to the USAF as 53-0554 in October 1955. Redesignated as EC-121D in September 1963. The first EC1-21 to reach 20.000 hours (in 1968). Redesignated as C-121T in Septmber 1970. Transferred to the USAF Reserves at Homestead AFB in October 1974. Retired and ferried to Davis-Monthan AFB for storage in February 1976. Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number CK0197. Transferred to Pima in 1981. Judging photos, the aircraft underwent restoration between 2012 and 2017. Photographed outside again in October 2019 with a fresh coat of paint.

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.

The flight engineer's panel in a Super Constellation cockpit. The cockpit is falsely marked as CS-TLA, but is actually of D-ALEC which ended up in Lisbon after having been used on the Biafra airlift.

One of the first five Constellations delivered to BOAC for the London to New York route, commencing on 1 July 1946. This appears to be a pre-delivery shot, with the G of the reg taped over. Photo from: Lockheed Martin

SAA photo. ZS-DBU sold in the UK as G-AYSU in 1964. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia