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Rosco663



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:23 am    Post subject: Lockheed Constellation Reply with quote





My wife and I were heading out of Sydney Harbour on 17th March aboard P & O's Pacific Pearl admiring the scenery, when I noticed some unusual airplane noise above and spotted this Lockheed Constellation performing fly overs. I had my camera handy and snapped a few pickies, of which these are the best two. I also captured some video but this didn't turn out very well.

It passed overhead 4 times very close above us. The engine noise was awesome as it was only about 2000 feet overhead.

A Truely unique experience

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Coooo fantastic, my favourite prop-liner.

When I worked near Knutsford in Cheshire, out on a walk one lunchtime I heard something flying overhead. Looking up I saw a Connie flying over on a low-level cross-country route. It was in polished aluminium, similar to the MATS Constellation, but not that one. On a bright sunny day, blue sky, with the sun reflecting off the fuselage it was a treat to see. I believe it was on a ferry flight to somewhere in Europe. This would have been 1996-2000 or so, magic Cool Cool

Do you know who operates the one you saw? I wonder if it was ex-TWA given the visible livery still in place?

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This looks like "your" Connie, VH-EAG:

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=VH-EAG

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good sleuthing Rick that's the one!!! The sound was incredible here is a link showing startup and take off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEkB07P_S-s

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A few interesting photos of the original Air Force One, sat doing nothing in the US

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2364778/Original-Air-Force-One-carried-President-Eisenhower-cross-country-voyages-1950s-decaying-Arizona-field.html

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