Thu, Jan 12, 2012
Journey Marks The End Of A Seven-Year Project To Restore Her To
Flying Condition
Super Constellation “Connie” (EC-121T Warning Star)
historic flight to Yanks Air Museum Chino, CA on Saturday January
14, 2012. This will bring to a close a seven year project to get
this massive aircraft back in the air. This is the chance of a
lifetime to see the only flyable EC-121 in the world.
Museum Poster
A Cold War hero will take to the skies once again as the
world’s only flyable Lockheed EC-121 Super Constellation
"Connie” flies home to Yanks Air Museum for permanent display
on Saturday, January 14, 2012. The "Connie" will take off from
Camarillo Airport Saturday morning and will fly to it's new home in
Chino where it will join 170 aircraft already on display at Yanks
Air Museum in Chino, California.
This aircraft had Top-Secret capabilities and monitored the
skies for hostile aircraft for over 44 years during the height of
the Cold War often flying missions 24 hours a day. It served over
the Pacific as well as Taiwan, South Korea and Iceland during the
Cuban Missile Crisis. You need only to take a look inside to see
the massive electronic and technological capabilities of this
aircraft.
The civilian version of the "Connie" had an illustrious career
with Pan Am and TWA during the elegant era of air travel. In 1944
TWA President Jack Frye and Howard Hughes took Orville Wright up in
a "Connie" for his last flight. Designed in part by the legendary
Kelly Johnson the "Connie" can be easily recognized by the sleek
dolphin shaped fuselage and her triple-tail design. This amazing
aircraft’s engines are more powerful than eight diesel
locomotives and could power an entire city.
Arrival of the Connie is planned for sometime around 1200 PST on
Saturday, January 14. In addition, Yanks Air Museum will be hosting
a number of family-friendly activities including aircraft tours,
photo ops, the opportunity to meet the crew, and signed free
posters (while they last) with purchase. Limited edition signed
artwork and a "first-aboard" aircraft VIP tour will also be
available. To celebrate this event the museum will be open both
Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. (Museum poster image
provided by Yanks Air Museum)
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