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Lufthansa Celebrates The Roll-Out of Lockheed L-1649A “Super Star”
Lufthansa Technik has achieved a significant milestone with the assembly of the iconic Lockheed L-1649A Starliner. Once painted in its classic livery, the aircraft will be transported to Frankfurt, where it will take center stage in celebrating Lufthansa's 100th anniversary in spring 2026. We often receive questions about the fate of Lockheed L-1649A Starliner N7361C—the aircraft Lufthansa invested heavily in restoring for airworthy use, only to cancel the project at the final stage. Nearly… (vintageaviationnews.com) More...
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Celebrating 100 years in 2026. I would imagine they will gloss over the years when they were a tool of the Nazis.
Beautiful bird, the Connie variants are my all time faves.
As a kid I lived in an area the was on the approach of one of Idlewild's (JFK for you youngsters) airport. We loved watching the planes go over and were able to tell the difference between the Electra and the Constellation by their sound. When the Starline series came out it had a different sound. It was kind of a "holy s**t moment what was that" until learned what it was.
As a kid I flew out of JFK terminal 5, the TWA terminal. (707, not a Connie). Anyway, the Jetsons terminal has been converted to a hotel, with a heated pool on the roof. And bar. Worth a flight up to visit. At LEAST visit the website, twahotel.com Best of all they have a Connie duded up as a cocktail bar. Even the abstemious among this readership will enjoy. I am not making this up.
Maurice Roundy owned the last 1649 Connie. It flew to its present resting place at Kermit Weeks Museum in Polk City, Florida, flown by a Save a Connie crew, all retired TWA.
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Is it ever going to fly again.
