Lockheed Constellation Survivors

N51006 c/n 4350

L1049 53-535/53-535 March 1974 L1049 53-535/N51006 1979 L1049 53-535/N51006 April 13, 2006
In storage at Davis Monthan AFB in March 1975 prior to being moved to the Pima Air and Space Museum (Douglas Slowiak via Stephen Miller) On display at Pima Air and Space Museum in 1979 before being returned to Davis Monthan AFB for spares use (via Martin Stephen) Donated in 2001 to the SCFA, who used it as a source of spare parts including the rudders and nose gear (Graham Robson)
  • Final registration - N51006
  • Delivered to USAF March 1955 as RC-121D 53-535
  • Redesignated EC-121H 1962
  • Retired and flown to Davis Monthan AFB for storage December 1969
  • To Pima Air and Space Museum by October 1973
  • Returned to Davis Monthan AFB 1985 for spares use
  • To Janet Shephardson December 1992 as N51006
  • At Allied Aircraft yard by 1996
  • To Vern Raburn February 1996
  • Stored at the old Allied Aircraft Sales yard on Drexel Road
  • To Urs Lauppi July 2001 who donated it to the Super Constellation Flyers Association for use as a spares airplane
  • Sold to HARS in 2007 for shipment to Australia in support of their museum and C-121C VH-EAG


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