“'Twas the flight before Christmas, far above each house...” (With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore)
The Lockheed Constellation (“Connie”) was produced from 1943 to 1958. It began and was used as a troop transport during World War II and afterward. Fast in its heyday, as with all large propeller-driven planes it was eventually supplanted by jet aircraft in commercial service. A few airworthy examples are operated today; others are in museums or otherwise on display.
(Personal Note: I'd love to fly on one. *Christmas- or birthday-gift hint*)
(Image from a 1952 Trans World Airlines ad; credit: Plan59.com)
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