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Last week we reported that the team working in Marana, Arizona to restore the Lockheed Constellation, ‘Columbine Two’, to airworthy condition was nearly ready to ferry the plane to its new home in Bridgewater, Virginia, where the restoration will be completed. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s, ‘Columbine Two’, was the first presidential airplane to use the call sign, ‘Air Force One’. Things must be progressing well because it’s reported the Connie just made a baby hop of 29 minutes on Sunday in preparations for its flight to Virginia. Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, bette
Columbine II Executes 29 Minute Test Flight
Recently, we reported that the team working in Marana, Arizona to restore the Lockheed Constellation, ‘Columbine Two’, to airworthy condition was nearly ready to ferry the plane to its new home in Bridgewater, Virginia, where the restoration will be completed. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s, ‘Columbine Two’, was the first presidential airplane to use the call sign, ‘Air Force One’.
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Several Unflyable Aircraft Being Sold In The U.K. As Upscale Outbuildings
Imagine that you needed a storage shed, or maybe just a place in the back yard to kick back, have a beer, smoke cigars and watch football without your wife having a conniption. Well, if you've got a substantial backyard, live in the U.K. or nearby, and have about $20,000 - $30,000 to spare, this could be just the ticket.
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