• Connie Takes to the Skies

    Connie Takes to the Skies

    Following an extensive 10,000 man hour annual inspection, Connie was rolled out Friday, 19th February, ready for her first flight in 6 months.  Departing from HARS home base at Albion Park, NSW, Connie flew two successful sorties – both flawless – with the HARS engineering giving her the all thumbs up. Connie is now the only flying Super Constellation in [...]

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  • Lockheed Super Constellation “CONNIE” VH-EAG

    Lockheed Super Constellation “CONNIE” VH-EAG

    VH-EAG ‘Southern Preservation’ is in fact the militarised version of Lockheed’s famous range of Constellation aircraft which revolutionised air transport during the late 1940s and 1950s. It is similar to the Super Constellations used by Qantas during this period as their main long range passenger aircraft and pioneered their around-the-world service. This service was the first such trans global service in world airline [...]

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