On this day in aviation history, 83 years ago (January 9, 1943), the Lockheed L-049 Constellation flew for the first time. Nicknamed the Connie, the Constellation was a four-engined, prop-driven ...
I visited the HARS Aviation Museum in Australia and experienced a flight on the world’s last airworthy Lockheed “Connie” Constellation. The flight featured the distinctive smoky engine start, flames ...