Another Connie Needs Help

Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:24 pm

Interesting Story about a Constellation at Greenwood Lake Airport, West Milford, NJ...

http://www.greenwoodlakeairport.com/id62.html

Also a bit about it on the Constellation Survivors website...

http://www.conniesurvivors.com/1-connie_news.htm

Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:41 pm

I saw it back in 2004 but didnt get inside. Impressive sight at a really small back country (for NJ) airport. Looks like they only used a little more then half the runway on landing.

Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:52 pm

Got any pictures?

Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:58 pm

In 2000, the State of New Jersey purchased the airport...and in the same deal, got the plane.

She's a goner :evil:

Tue Dec 30, 2008 3:06 pm

TAdan wrote:
In 2000, the State of New Jersey purchased the airport...and in the same deal, got the plane.

She's a goner

I hope not. There is a reference on the airport web site that they re-skinned some areas recently and re-painted the plane. Any Jersey-ites out there that can take a look?

I found this flicker link (2005) that has some pictures. The cabin looks suprisingly good...

http://flickr.com/photos/77376164@N00/4408449

Tue Dec 30, 2008 3:16 pm

Sorry, that was an off the cuff response about NJ politics more than the Connie... Id expect them to declare it a superfund site and smelt it on site... :roll:

After thinking about it... NJ may not be such a terrible place for it. The Cape May Air Museum has a restored TBM that is registered as a state historical site. Perhaps the Cape may Museum or the NJ Aviation Hall of Fame in Teterboro could give it a home eventually... Hmmm Not to mention Tom Duffy's collection down at Millville...

Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:22 pm

TAdan wrote:Sorry, that was an off the cuff response about NJ politics more than the Connie...

I here you. I grew up in Jersey and I'm well aware of the politics (I still have a soft spot for my home state though)...

Constellations are my one of my favorite Civilian/military birds and I hope this one is receiving decent care. Hard to tell from the airport web site. Not wild about the stairs being built into it but at least it survives...