Lockheed Constellation NC1206 Salina, Kansas
She sat alone in the corner
Dreaming her fading dreams,
Watching her world whistle and whine,
Away and without her.
Once more she thought, once more in the sky.
Once more where there is no horizon,
To fly, once more, to fly.
(Update Februrary 6, 2008) I'm recycling this again because I received a note from a man associated with this spectacular aircraft. Here is what he says:
Hello anyzazz65, Just an update for you and that link you
posted here, I was at her side in Salina in January, she
looks a bit sad now,holes appearing in the surfaces. Have
posted some pics of her, she still looks salvagable,but im
short on the cash at the moment.
The link hasn't been updated since 2003, so im sure some
people would like to know whats happened, or not.
I see her whenever I'm up on the road through Salina, as i live in Wichita.
regards
Steve
Here are some recent pictures on mank999's Flickr stream.
www.flickr.com/photos/mank999/sets/72157603632151079/
I took the above picture in 1993. It is a Lockheed Constellation. Here is an interesting account of the life and history of this spectacular aircraft.
www.conniesurvivors.com/1-salina_connie.htm
Here are some photographs I took in September of 2009.
Labels: Connie, constellation, Kansas, Lockheed Constellation, N1206, Salina, Salina Municipal Airport
4 Comments:
At Wednesday, October 09, 2013 5:48:00 PM, Anonymous said…
So sad. The prettiest airplanes ever built. I look o er at her every trip, trucker going to Denver twice a week. Is the museum on Kansas City interested? I toured their Connie at Oshkosh once...
At Friday, October 11, 2013 5:34:00 PM, anyjazz said…
The prettiest aircraft ever built. I have said that often. Nothing quite equals it. The second place goes to the Blackbird, I think. Thanks for your visit.
At Saturday, February 02, 2019 1:47:00 PM, Unknown said…
Classic airplane. Nothing like it. Hope it's airworthy someday.
At Saturday, February 02, 2019 7:15:00 PM, anyjazz said…
You are right. Airworthy. Well I don't know. These pictures were from about 2009. I saw her again about two years ago and she had been moved to a different part of the field, but not improved. Didn't look too good.
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