Super Constellation Flight with Authur Godfrey part 1
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My Grandad was an engineer building the Connie!
Thanks for the vid!
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I'm not sure Godfrey is right about this being a super constellation flyable at 400 mph. The nose looks like it's just a regular constellation.
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~A.'Red' Godfrey Republican Radio-celebrity with daytime Nat.variety-show for years, --and an avid flier, so in this circa-1950's documentary he is promoting the notion of flying, rather than taking the popular Train in those days. The Lockheed Constellation was designed with a sleek-lined efficient lifting-fuselage by entrepreneur HowardHughes for his TWA(TransWorldAirlines); -and although most were radial-engined, the ultimate 450mph 'Connies' were those fitted with turbine R7V2-Turboprops.!!!
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@XBoeingCapt Capt, I wonder what Dick Merrill really thought of Godfrey? Eddie Rickenbacker was truly a great guy... My dad met him once when he was at Eastern. The superconnie is super..
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One the worlds most beautiful aircraft of all time.
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My favorite plane
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boff je prefére l'a380 :)
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Le Superconstellation, le plus bel Avion du monde.
My father flew the Super Connie between New York and London for TWA, I hated him not being at home for days at a time,but when i watch videos like this i can see why he loved his job and the Connie the way he did. Thanks for the memory.
topgun51 2 years ago 26
My Grandfather flew the Constellation for TWA for many years.
mrblujet 2 years ago 18