Queensland, Australia — The Qantas Founders Museum at Longreach in western  has acquired an historic aircraft in the Philippines and plans to ship it home for display.

The museum says it has purchased a ‘Super Constellation’, which dates back to the late 1940s, from the Manila Airport Authority.

It was a U.S .Navy aircraft but it is the same type that Qantas flew on its first around-the-world service.

Lockheed Super Constellation
Lockheed Super Constellation headed the Qantas Founders Museum – photo Qantas Founders Museum

The museum’s Rodney Seccombe says it has been trying for years to get hold of a Constellation, because it changed the nature of flying and made a significant contribution to the history of Qantas.

“Until then, it took about 10 days to fly to London in a flying boat and it reduced that back to four days, so it made a terrific difference,” he said.

 

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Qantas museum finally lands Super Constellation

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