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Lufthansa’s Lockheed Starliner Moves to Hamburg

October 18, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

We often receive questions regarding what happened to Lockheed L-1649A Starliner N7361C, which Lufthansa spent vast sums restoring for airworthy use, only to cancel the project at the last hurdle. Almost five years ago, Lufthansa […]

Columbine II – Restoration Update June 2020

June 29, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

By Richard Mallory Allnutt (editor) Echoing loudly across the expansive, high-bay hangar, one can hear the staccato clatter of rivet guns and high-pitched squeal of air-powered drills tearing into sheet aluminum. There is a whole […]

Super Constellation Under Cover at Qantas Founders Museum

March 20, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

We have been following the Qantas Founders Museum and their efforts to recover, restore and preserve a Lockheed Super Constellation for the past six years, and are happy to announce that the fully restored aircraft is […]

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Qantas Founders Museum’s Super Constellation Update

June 12, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

What a difference a year can make in the life of an aircraft when a dedicated team of professionals and volunteers gets to work. Such is the case at the Qantas Founders Museum at Longreach in […]

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Qantas Founders Museum Super Constellation Progress

April 7, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Back in September, 2014, WarbirdsNews reported on the Qantas Founders Museum in Queensland, Australia as having successfully acquired a Lockheed Super Constellation for its collection (read HERE). The aircraft has been quietly mouldering away for the past […]

Qantas Founders Museum Saves a ‘Super Constellation’

September 22, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 7

The Manila International Airport Authority in Manila, Philippines recently announced an auction to forcibly sell off a dozen dormant airliners which had lain more or less abandoned at the airfield’s general aviation facility for some years […]

Lockheed Super Constellation

Lufthansa’s Lockheed Starliner Moves to Hamburg

Columbine II – Restoration Update June 2020

Super Constellation Under Cover at Qantas Founders Museum

Qantas Founders Museum’s Super Constellation Update

Qantas Founders Museum Super Constellation Progress

Qantas Founders Museum Saves a ‘Super Constellation’

Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group Achieves Major Milestone

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