Pixelmaster Loc: New England

Thanks for doing all the recon in hostile places. Mine was a bit easier photographing from a P-3's looking for Russian subs in the Med.

PhotoPhred Loc: Cheyney, Pa

Nice series of one of the most beautiful planes ever designed.

Stephan G

Could have been worse. You could have been on a Chevy Tri-motor.

garygrafic Loc: South Florida

For me, the thing of beauty was the curve of the fuselage

NJphotodoc Loc: Now in the First State

If ever you in northern NJ near Greenwood Lake, this bird is open for (free) viewing at the Greenwood Lake airport. Best to call ahead (973-728-7721) since the deck entrance is sometimes locked.

willaim Loc: Sunny Southern California

Flew in one of those Connie's from Phoenix to N.Y. when I received orders to go to Germany( way back in 1955. A beautiful plane then and still beautiful now.

ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas

Very good series.

ncribble Loc: Albuquerque, NM

My Wife was a Stewardess with TWA in the mid 1950's on the Constellation. She has many funny stories and memories from her regular run NYC to LA. She was a beautiful as the Connie.

C6Joe Loc: NorthWestern Nevada

My Dad was a US Army Air Forces test pilot in 1943. He was a test director at Muroc (Now Edwards) for the Army to decide which plane was better for long range bombing, the Boeing B-29 or the proposed Lockheed XB-30. That one never got off the ground, but he still did some extensive flying of the L-249. Everyone loved the speed of the Lockheed, (Reported to be faster than a Mitsubishi Zero!) but the 29 had the load carrying capability. As we all know, the B-29 was selected as the bomber, but on the test team's recommendations, the USAAF signed a contract with Lockheed to build a transport model for them. (C-69 I think it was) Howard Hughes had to give up a few of his to the military from TWA production, but it was a 'handshake' deal, and my Dad and Howard became good friends before my Dad's death in 1951 at the controls of an XB-47 at Edwards.

The 'Connie' is one beautiful airplane and whenever one comes to Reno, I make sure to go down and scope it out. (Specially the twilight lighting of the engines!) Those 18 cylinder round motors could sure throw some fire out the exhausts when starting, and when taking off under full throttle!

Thanks for the memories!

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

Used to watch these (along with Bristol Britannia's {the Whispering Giant} our equivalent) landing at Heathrow from my bedroom window. Constellation had it looks, Britannia sounded better.
You could almost wave to the passengers in those days!

Rich Maher Loc: Sonoma County, CA

My first flight too. To Lackland AFB for basic training.
One of the most beautiful aircraft ever.

cessnalvr Loc: West virginia

Nice series

Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

My close friend flew for Pan Am. He used to call TWA Teensy Weensy Airlines. While in the navy I always tried to hitch a ride on a military plane heading to Willowg Gove Pa. Air base where my wife would pick me up. It was not too far from my home. It seemed all military transport planes had the seats faceing to the rear. We could see where we had been instead of where we were going.

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

As a kid I thought the Connie was the most beautiful aircraft flying. As I grew up, I recall taking a flight from LA to somewhere in the mid-west (refueling) and on the Washington DC. I think it was my first commercial flight. I was working for Hughes Aircraft whose owner, Howard, also owned TWA at the time. I always get a chuckle from the story about Howard borrowing one of the Connie from TWA and flying it off somewhere and then flying somewhere else in another plane and forgetting where he left the Connie. I don't believe it is a apocryphal story, but it could be.

kerry12 Loc: Harrisburg, Pa.

Pixelmaster. It was the first plane I flew on commercially also. 1954 when I was just 4 years old. We flew from San Francisco to Hawaii. When the Pilot found out that my Father was a Pilot in the Air Force, he invited us into the cockpit to view the sunset. They don't do that anymore. There is one on display at the Dover Air Force Base Museum. Thanks for bringing back the memories.