48-0614

Aircraft:
Lockheed C-121A Constellation
Reg: 48-0614 photos
Serial #:
749-2606
Airline: United States - US Air Force (USAF)
Photo Date: Nov 13, 2019
Uploaded: Dec 06, 2019
Other Location - Tucson, Pima Air and Space Museum, USA - Arizona

Notes:

Dwight D. Eisenhower had two different VC-121As assigned as his personal transports at different times. This aircraft was the first. It served him during his time as the SHAPE commander in the early 1950s. All of Eisenhower’s Connies were called “Columbine” after the state flower of Colorado.

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Nov 13, 2019

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Dec 06, 2019

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Notes

Dwight D. Eisenhower had two different VC-121As assigned as his personal transports at different times. This aircraft was the first. It served him during his time as the SHAPE commander in the early 1950s. All of Eisenhower’s Connies were called “Columbine” after the state flower of Colorado.