the C-121 "Columbine II" has a new home

[Pat Carry]

www.conniesurvivors.com/1-connie_news.htm

[Pat Carry]

sorry for all the duplicate posts.

[DH82EH]

A quadruple post!
That has to be a record.

Thanks for the link Pat. Looks like quite an ambitious project!

Andy

[APG85]

A quadruple post!
That has to be a record.

Thanks for the link Pat. Looks like quite an ambitious project!

Andy

Fantastic news! It warrants a quadruple post!!!!

[Pat Carry]

A quadruple post!
That has to be a record.

Thanks for the link Pat. Looks like quite an ambitious project!

Andy

when posting this a computer gremlin put the hex on me.

[dirtysidedown430]

Na I got that record a few days ago an iPhone and the back switch

[maxum96]

Nice story and video on CNN today about Columbine II

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/01/politics/first-air-force-one-columbine-arizona-desert/index.html

[APG85]

Very exciting that this plane is being saved and will...hopefully...fly again. I rank this project up there with the DOC effort as far as level of importance...at least in my book.

[BK]

The first post-restoration flight of Columbine II is scheduled for Saturday March 19. If everything is OK then the ferry flight to Virgina will begin on Monday March 21. http://www.conniesurvivors.com/1-connie_news.htm#MAR16

[Blackbirdfan]

After reading the article, it sounds like they bought two Connies, Columbine II that is flying back and another that is to be trucked back? What is the story on the one being trucked out? Is it a spart parts bird or will it also be restored to flight status if possible?

Will

[Lon Moer]

After reading the article, it sounds like they bought two Connies, Columbine II that is flying back and another that is to be trucked back? What is the story on the one being trucked out? Is it a spart parts bird or will it also be restored to flight status if possible?

Will

Google Earth (Avra Valley Airport) shows another Connie near the Columbine II.

And somebody there has a bunch of Scooters!

[Blackbirdfan]

After reading the article, it sounds like they bought two Connies, Columbine II that is flying back and another that is to be trucked back? What is the story on the one being trucked out? Is it a spart parts bird or will it also be restored to flight status if possible?

Will

Google Earth (Avra Valley Airport) shows another Connie near the Columbine II.

And somebody there has a bunch of Scooters!

Yes I've looked on google earth before. I was more wondering what the future for the unnamed Connie is. It would be really great if they plan to make that one airworthy as well.

Will

[APG85]

Any word on how the test flight went...?

[BK]

Any word on how the test flight went...?

AOK, I linked a video of the take off on the WIX FB page. Unfortunately, it's embedded so you can't post it here.

[Iclo]

The second Connies is not the one retrieved from Carribean by a swiss team, before discovering the plane was not suitable for a normal registration with passengers in Europe ? Just wondering