- Current registration - None
- Delivered to USAF December 1948 as C-121A 48-609
- Flew the Westover AFB-Rhein-Main route in support of the Berlin Airlift
- Converted to a VC-121A in ~1950 and flew VIP missions for the remainder of its USAF career
- Retired by USAF and flown to Davis Monthan AFB for storage March 1968
- One of five VC-121A's sold to Christler Flying Service at DoD auction on May 5, 1970
- Registered N9464 on July 10, 1970 and converted to an agricultural sprayer by Desert Air in Tucson, AZ
- To Les Arrosages Castor/Beaver Air Spray, Inc April 18, 1979
- Registered C-GXKO by Beaver Air Spray May 8, 1979
- Sold to Conifair Aviation, Inc April 30, 1980
- Stored at St Jean, Quebec after the 1983 spraying season
- To John Travolta, the movie actor, on August 31, 1984 for $150,000
- Registered N494TW on October 15, 1984 and flown from St Jean to Santa Barbara, CA on September 14-18, 1984
- Stored at Santa Barbara, CA
- Sold to Vern Raburn July 1987 and ferried to Ryan Field, Tucson
- Restoration began August 1991 with first flight in October 1991, where several problems occurred
- Extensive restoration undertaken during winter 1991-92 with first post restoration flight in June 1992
- Painted in late 1940's MATS color scheme and made public debut as "MATS Connie" at Oshkosh 1992 Airshow
- Overran runway at Avra Valley on August 9, 1994 and damaged prop blades and landing gear doors. Engines and prop blades from HI-393 used to repair aircraft
- Toured European air show circuit during summer 1998
- Advertised for sale May 2000 for $1.2M
- To United Technologies (Pratt & Whitney Division) February 22, 2005 and donated to Korean Air for static display at their training facility at Jeju Island, South Korea
- Departed Marana Northwest Regional Airport April 1, 2005 on ferry flight to South Korea
- Arrived at Jeju Island April 18, 2005 for display after being painted in 1950's era Air Korea colors with false registration HL4003 (See April 2005 Constellation News for additional details)
- #1 and #4 engines removed in April 2006 by a team from the Dutch Aviodrome Museum and replaced with unserviceable engines. The engines will be used to replace the unserviceable #3 engine on the Dutch museum's L749A Connie N749NL and allow her to return to the skies
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