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N494TW, Conifair Aviation Inc, Lockheed 749, Ryan Airfield, Airport, (RYN), Tucson

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Code Number:: TAFV07P07_13
Title:: N494TW, Conifair Aviation Inc, Lockheed 749, Ryan Airfield, Airport, (RYN), Tucson; CN: 2601
Built: 1948
History:
1948 United States Air Force USAF 48-609 VC-121
1950 United States Air Force USAF 48-609 Converted to a VC-121A for VIP missions
03/1968 Stored DMA (Davis Monthan AFB) (Retired from USAF)
05/05/1970 Christler Flying Service
10/07/1970 Desert Air N9464 converted to an agricultural sprayer
18/04/1979 Les Arrosages Castor/Beaver Air Spray, Inc N9464
08/05/1979 Beaver Air Spray C-GXKO
04/04/1980 Conifair Aviation Inc C-GXKO
1983 Conifair Aviation Inc C-GXKO stored after 1983 spraying season at St. Jean, Quebec
31/08/1984 To John Travolta for $150,000 N494TW - stored RYN
07/1987 Vern Raburn's Constellation Group N494TW
08/1991 restored to flying conditions as "MATS Connie" N494TW
08/09/1994 Overran runway at Avra Valley N494TW minor damage
22/02/2005 Pratt & Whitney N494TW donated to Korean Air
18/04/2005 Jeju Island KAL static display N494TW
04/2006 Jeju Island KAL static display N749NL
Keywords:: Tucson, City, Town, Pima County, Southwest, Arizona, Lockheed Constellation, Propliner, Connie, 4 Engine, Radial Piston Powered, Prop, Fixed wing multi engine, Reciprocating, Propeller, Plane, Avion, History, Technology, Fleet, Livery, Equipment, hull, Public, Airframe, Transport, Fixed-Wing, Commerce, Travel, Airplane, Archive, Airline, Aerospace, Civil Transportation, Passenger Aircraft, Commercial Aviation, Airliner, pollution ... --- ...
: Connecting The Dots With Vern

Even as a kid, I have always been amazed with flight - and yet as magical as flying seems to be - The burning of fossil fuels by the aviation industry is not sustainable! The industry (and each of us) are in fervent denial, even though the industry espouses their green credentials. This charade will be one of the many atrocities that destroys a human habitable world. Though the Earth does not care, WE as the dominant species should! To fly is to massively pollute! . . . and will hasten our own demise. The Sixth great extinction is presently underway. 2024 ... --- ...
Image by:: Wernher Krutein

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Code Number:: TAFV07P07_13
Title:: N494TW, Conifair Aviation Inc, Lockheed 749, Ryan Airfield, Airport, (RYN), Tucson; CN: 2601
Built: 1948
History:
1948 United States Air Force USAF 48-609 VC-121
1950 United States Air Force USAF 48-609 Converted to a VC-121A for VIP missions
03/1968 Stored DMA (Davis Monthan AFB) (Retired from USAF)
05/05/1970 Christler Flying Service
10/07/1970 Desert Air N9464 converted to an agricultural sprayer
18/04/1979 Les Arrosages Castor/Beaver Air Spray, Inc N9464
08/05/1979 Beaver Air Spray C-GXKO
04/04/1980 Conifair Aviation Inc C-GXKO
1983 Conifair Aviation Inc C-GXKO stored after 1983 spraying season at St. Jean, Quebec
31/08/1984 To John Travolta for $150,000 N494TW - stored RYN
07/1987 Vern Raburn's Constellation Group N494TW
08/1991 restored to flying conditions as "MATS Connie" N494TW
08/09/1994 Overran runway at Avra Valley N494TW minor damage
22/02/2005 Pratt & Whitney N494TW donated to Korean Air
18/04/2005 Jeju Island KAL static display N494TW
04/2006 Jeju Island KAL static display N749NL
Keywords:: Tucson, City, Town, Pima County, Southwest, Arizona, Lockheed Constellation, Propliner, Connie, 4 Engine, Radial Piston Powered, Prop, Fixed wing multi engine, Reciprocating, Propeller, Plane, Avion, History, Technology, Fleet, Livery, Equipment, hull, Public, Airframe, Transport, Fixed-Wing, Commerce, Travel, Airplane, Archive, Airline, Aerospace, Civil Transportation, Passenger Aircraft, Commercial Aviation, Airliner, pollution ... --- ...; Connecting The Dots With Vern

Even as a kid, I have always been amazed with flight - and yet as magical as flying seems to be - The burning of fossil fuels by the aviation industry is not sustainable! The industry (and each of us) are in fervent denial, even though the industry espouses their green credentials. This charade will be one of the many atrocities that destroys a human habitable world. Though the Earth does not care, WE as the dominant species should! To fly is to massively pollute! . . . and will hasten our own demise. The Sixth great extinction is presently underway. 2024 ... --- ...
Image by:: Wernher Krutein
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