K25 slide scan. Delivered to TWA 1957, converted to freighter 1960. Alaska Airlines 1962, converted to bulk fuel carrier 1968 for use on the North Slope by Red Dodge Aviation and Prudhoe Bay Oil Distribution, stored Anchorage 1972, Kenai 1974. Onyx Aviastion 1974, Burns Aviation 1975. Abandoned Stewart-Newburgh, NY 1976. Acquired by Maurice Roundy 1983 and flown to Auburn-Lewiston, ME. Acquired by Lufthansa Berlin Stiftung 2006 together with N974R and N8083H, restoration started 2008 in a purpose built hangar. With costs soaring project was cancelled 2018 with the aircraft being dismantled.

K25 slide scan. Built 1948 as 48-610, presidential aircraft "Columbine II" from 1952 to 1954, retired to MASDC 1968. Christler Flying Service 1970, remained in adjacent scrapyard for spares use. Slowly restored from 1984 by Mel Christler, flown out 1990. Stored Santa Fe, NM 1991. Flown to Avra Valley 2003. Acquired by Dynamic Aviation 2015 and flown to Bridgewater, VA 2016 for restoration. Registered N8610 2020.

K25 slide scan. Built for LAI as I-LIRA 1958. Not taken up but instead delivered to TWA as N8083H. Converted to freighter 1961. Alaska Airlines 1962, retired 1967. Converted to bulk fuel carrier 1968 for use on the North Slope by Red Dodge Aviation and Prudhoe Bay Oil Distribution, stored Anchorage 1972, Kenai 1974. Flown to CHandler, AZ 1981 and overhauled 1983. Used as drug runner, damaged in Colombia late 1983. Flown to San Pedro Sula 1983 and stored. Acquired by Maurice Roundy 1986 and flown to Auburn-Lewiston, ME. Acquired by Lufthansa Berlin Stiftung 2006 together with N974R and N7316C.

The "Super Constellation Bar & Restaurant" had long closed its doors and fell into neglect. This photo shows one final, failed attempt to revive it before being destroyed by fire on 30 January 1997.

K25 slide scan.Built 1948 as 48-609, retired to MASDC 1968. Christler Flying Service N9464 1970, taken out of store and converted to sprayer 1974 at Casper, WY. Beaver Air Spray C-GXKO 1979. Acquired by John Travolta 1984 as N494TW and stored at Tucson Ryan Field. Restored by Vern Raburn at Avra Valley 1991 in original USAF MATS colours, joining the airshow circuit. Acquired by United Technologies 2005 and donated to Koreanair. Flown to Aviation College at Cheju Island, displayed as HL4003 in Air Korea colours to resemble a L-1649 from the late 1960's.

Right landing gear collapsed while landing on a closed runway at Boston. Another photo confirms the aircraft name. It was Flagship Copenhagen earlier. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library

from my collection, photographer unknown, delivered to National Airlines Sep 1957 as N7132C, sold to Nordair late 1963 as CF-NAK, sold to CanAiRelief Apr 1969 to serve in the Biafran Airlift operations, w/o in a bomb attack at Uli/Biafra Dec 1969

from my collection, photographer unknown

from my collection, photographer unknown

from my collection, photographer unknown

from my collection, photographer unknown, built for and delivered to TWA late 1950 as N6017C, named Star of District Columbia, wfu Nov 1961 and sold to PNA, merged into Western Airlines in Jun 1967 and wfu by the end of 1968, sold to a private owner and wfu late 1971, b/u Panama City. Location might be Seattle.

from my collection, photographer unknown, delivered to KLM as PH-TDG in 1947, cvtd. to 749A and sold to Capital Airlines as N90621 in Sep 1953, purchased by BOAC as G-ANUZ and in service until 1958, to Miami Airline as N9812F, wfu 1966, b/u 1971

from my collection, photographer unknown, delivered new to TWA Transcontinental and Western Air Jul 1948 as N91209 Star of New Mexico, transferred to Trans World Airlines May 1950, wfu Dec 1966 and b/u Kansas City Jun 1968

from my collection, photographer unknown

from my collection, photographer unknown

Named for the Dutch city of Venlo, like KLM's first Constellation, PH-TAV. PH-TFF arrived in 1949. On 23 March 1952 this aircraft burnt at Bangkok - Don Muang after the number 3 engine caught fire and a propeller blade slashed into the fuselage in flight. There were no casualties thanks to a brave Thai ground mechanic who rescued a baby boy left on board. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

from my collection, photographer not known, built in 1957 and in service with TWA from June that year, freighter conversion Oct 1960, left fleet Aug 1967, wfu HNL 1970, b/u 1973

from my collection, photographer not known, built in 1947 for KLM as PH-TDD, with Capital Airlines Nov 1953 til Jan 1955 as N90623, to BOAC as G-ANUX and from Apr 1957 with PNA as N4593V, merged into Western Airlines Jul 1967 and sold as N22CS early 1969, wfu LIM 1971 and b/u. The location is an educated guess.

from my collection, photographer not known, entered service in 1958 with Lufthansa as D-ALER, transferred to Condor in 1960, to World Aiways as N45517 Nov 1962 and sold to Trek Airways as ZS-DTM Feb 1964, reregd. LX-LGZ for Luxair Apr 1964, back to Trek Airways as ZS-FAB in May 1967, wfu Sep 1969 and b/u JNB in May 1970