1954 Lockheed Plant - Burbank, California




1954 Pre-Delivery Test Flight over Los Angeles




    Wilf White

1954 - In Revenue Service with Trans-Canada Air Lines - landing, Prestwick, Scotland  (Wilf White)




1958 - Winnipeg




TCA postcard -  1950s





1962  Montreal - retired from TCA service and cannibalized




1965  Prestick, Scotland - In service with World Wide Airways

1965 - 1968  Stored Montreal



Dec. 1968 - July 1985   17 years derelict in pieces, St-Marc des Carrieres, Quebec





July 1985 -  June 1996  Roadside attraction at Antique Barn, St-Jean Port Joli, Quebec



Summer 1996  -  Hotel Bar and Restaurant - Toronto, Canada





August 1998 - moved to new stand alone location on Toronto Intl Airport





Jan 2002 - Jan 2006 - mostly derelict after bankruptcy of owners





Jan 2006 - disassembled after purchase by Museum of Flight - Seattle






March 2006 - Placed in storage awaiting Canadian Export Permit






June 2007 - moved to Rome, New York for repair,  restoration, and repaint




Summer 2007 to Fall 2008 - repair at Rome, NY




    Janet Dietz   

Oct 2008 - repaint at Rome, NY



    Ralph Pettersen

Spring 2009 - complete and awaiting move to Seattle




July 2009 - Reunion with old Canadian Connie airline personnel




August 2009 - Moved by road to Seattle






Sept 2009 - Reassembled and placed in temporary storage in Boeing Plant II facility



   
Sept 2010 - Moved into display location at Museum of Flight Air Park.




Sept 2010 - On display Transport Aircraft Air Park - Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington


A 56 Year Journey with a Happy Ending for a Lovely Lady

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