The Lockheed Constellation in any of it's versions was such a beautiful looking airliner. When they widened it, stretched it, extended the nose, and added wingtip tanks it only became more and more graceful in appearance. The white and red TWA livery were the most photoed and admired Connies of all.
I flew as a kid (and later an adult) on just about everything Eastern Air Lines owned, especially the "Connies" (usually in First Class--my mom was a travel agent and got comp upgrades). Wow, what an experience! Probably whjy I worked in the travel business for 25 years. It truly was the Golden Age of air travel and we'll never see its like again. Just notice how big the windows are! There's nothing like the sound of a radial engine (the more the better)!
Michael Mitchell That’s right. I remember the sound of all the piston multiengine large bombers and transports running up their engines and taking off from Lackland Air Force base when I was six and lived in the converted barracks for young officers families . They would do that all night long on training flights and it put me to sleep. There are some RUclips videos that recreate that sound today, that I use to sleep by. Look up 8 hour bomber and you will find them.
What a beautiful Airplane. My Dad worked for and retired from TWA. They had a fleet of these birds. They were sleek and fast for their time. We flew quite a few times in them. What a memory.
My dad was a military attorney in 1945, was stationed in Germany after the war and my mom and I subsequently flew to Germany on a Connie. The ocean was huge and we had to stop at Iceland and one other island along the way for refueling (I don't remember which one; I was five years old). What a great trip it was, I had all the ice-cream I could eat and that wonderful Super Constellation airplane is burned in my brain forever!
That second island was probably one with some very imperialist views, and where people drove on the left. The one that recently sliced its own throat by leaving the European Union. 😉 Yeah, that place is a doddle to forget. Just wish I had that luxury! 😳
My aunt was a BOAC stewardess on the first flight of constellations from London to New York in 1946. I had never seen inside one of these aircrafts till now. Thank you
If you ever get to New York, visit the TWA Hotel at JFK airport (note: edited comment). They have a Constellation converted to a lounge/bar. You can sit inside and hang out while enjoying the 1950s interior!
@@DrMarianus Sorry, I meant to visit the TWA Hotel at JFK. Not sure what the parking situation is (we arrived on a flight) but even if you don't get a room, they let you walk around and even go outside to the back tarmac and sit in the Connie to have a drink.
Brilliant stuff! The fifties was, to me the highlight of commercial aviation. My very first flight ever was on a United Airlines Douglas DC-3 Mainliner 180 From Los Angeles International Airport to San Diego's Lindbergh Field with a stop at Long Beach Airport. Total flight time was, I think, one hour. Planes I've been aboard as a passenger: Douglas Commercial model 3, DC-6, Ford AT5 Tri-motor, Convair 240, 340 and 440, TWA Lockheed model 69 Constellation and a Beech 18. Thanks so much for this web site...and my favorite airline was and still is TWA. Doug Vernon San Diego, California
Back around 1966, there used to be five or six connies parked way off in a back lot at the Greater Wilmington Airport, Delaware. They were slowly being scrapped. Some were missing an engine or two, one had none and was sitting on it's tail. I was 17 then and remember sitting in the cockpit pretending to fly like a little kid would do or just sitting in a window seat looking out. I wish I had taken photos.
The first plane that is boarded appears to be a Super G (L-1049G) Constellation with three windows forward on the port side. (The L-1049 had four at TWA). The plane that takes off is an L-749. The white Super Constellation with the white radar dome is a Super G also. The one over the Grand Canyon, is an L-1049, doing just what the one that collided with the UA DC-7 was doing except they stayed at 19,000 in the film, and the one over New York is also an L-1049, as is the plane that lands at IDL, but they deplaned from the Star of Heidelberg, a Super G. The first L-1649 wasn't delivered until a year after this film was made. She boards the Star of Buckingham, and the plane taking off is a Super G with Wing tip tanks. The first Super H's were not delivered to TWA also, until 1957. So that just must be an unpainted radar dome on a Super G.
Miles Rich: You certainly know your history, regarding the most beautiful aircraft ever built. As far back as the model which collided with the DC-7, I was a 19 years old Air Traffic Rookie those days and was in Singapore, I read with horror about the incident. The Constellations continued to serve many airlines until they were pushed out of service by the early Jets.Still the most beautiful aircraft and in case you haven't seen the video, Google the Brietling Connie which flies and STILL Operational.. from Switzerland on special Fly Tours even today. Marvellous to see this aircraft cared for. Cheers and Best wishes. Terry Offord
Great info, Miles. I notice there are very few photos of Connies with the white radar dome. They must have been rare, yes? Question for you - can you tell me what the 3-digit numbers below the "N" number on the tail signified? I'm guessing it was a TWA in-house ID # of some kind.
Too cute...Now, as I fly the 777-200s from Chicago, it is nice to see New York from the modern way of the city. My father and step-mother live in New York and have been there for years....Yes, I do miss TWA Airlines. I flew on TWA to Las Vegas back in the early 90s to be apart of my brother's wedding...I was on a L1011. I miss those aircraft so much.....Thanks for this video....
Startling to think that college cutey Sally is about 75 years old now. I remember TWA Connies at CVG when I was a kid. Never did fly in one. About all our limited flying was in Delta DC-6s or -7s to Miami and back to Cincinnati.
I couldn’t imagine living in this time I’m only 21 and went on my first flight to Chicago and Florida a few month ago and ever since th I’ve been obsessed with aviation lol
1956 was a dangerous era in coast to coast flying. In June a Constellation and. DC7 collided over the Grand Canyon killing all on both planes. They were flying in non controlled sky. This accident is one of the reasons the CAB then FAA developed a tracking system that tells controllers the exact location of every aircraft flying over US airspace and can safely guide each one to avoid collisions in addition to modern collision avoidance systems in the cockpit.
One thing that always strikes me when I see the interior of the Connie is how wide the Tourist Class seats were. These days they stuff you in the seats with a shoehorn. By the way, if anyone's interested, I think the guy who did the narration was Marshall Thompson. He was a mostly B-movie Hollywood actor who was quite active in the 1950's. He starred in a number of sci-fi films then.
Well, Marshal starred in one good Sci-Fi film: “It, The Terror From Beyond Space.” I don’t remember any others. By the way, that old Sci-Fi film is given credit for the idea behind “Alien.”
I remember getting very air sick on the Connie. The plane seemed to be in constant up-and-down motion, and I wasn’t the only one reaching for the barf bag!
I think that had to do with its cruising altitude of 19,000 feet. You could see things like the Grand Canyon but the ride would be rougher. The jets flew much higher and continue to do so.
Even though jets fly faster than propeller-driven aircraft, the travel time from coast to coast is still about eight hours with security, plane changes, deplaning, baggage claim, etc. I think I might actually take a Constellation flight if we could get rid of all the nonsense that comes with travel today.
I agree, plus these old school planes created more jobs with 4 people in the cockpit to fly them. wider seats, more leg room. now you have to pay a fortune to have a quality seat & experience.
@@Tom-vm8ub A TWA flight schedule from June 1959, which listed a Los Angeles-to-New York fare of $168.40. In today's dollars, that equals $1,225 one way. Sure, Today there are some real deals listed at $141.00 each way on Spirit...but the reality is limited seats.....so most people pay average of $250.00 each way or around $500.00 for LA-NYC roundtrip. That's about 40% of fare in 1959. However, seats in 1959 were all like First Class, the food, service and seat room. So the fare comparison should always be based on First Class fares today. Those fares average $2100.00 today. Very close to the $2450.00 roundtrip fare back in 1959.
So nice to watch a video of these comfortable planes, everything seemed so right, plane seats, food, people seemed smiley andhappier than today peoples behavior, hatress, distrusful,last year i travelled to madrid and paris on a 787 dreAmliner, oh felt so umcomfortBle. Thanks for the video!
I think I’d happily choose a Constellation over a jet for a reason most people would be scared at: If I’ve been informed correctly, propeller aircraft get jolted by turbulence a *lot* more than jet aircraft do! ✈️↕️😳 Every time I get turbulence on a flight, I love it to bits. (And yes, I do prefer hard landings to soft. 😇)
A TWA flight schedule from June 1959, which listed a Los Angeles-to-New York fare of $168.40. In today's dollars, that equals $1,225 one way. Sure, Today there are some real deals listed at $141.00 each way on Spirit...but the reality is limited seats.....so most people pay average of $250.00 each way or around $500.00 for LA-NYC roundtrip. That's about 40% of fare in 1959. However, seats in 1959 were all like First Class, the food, service and seat room. So the fare comparison should always be based on First Class fares today. Those fares average $2100.00 today. Very close to the $2450.00 roundtrip fare back in 1959.
Those were the days when airlines treated their passengers with respect and hospitality. And they served REAL.FOOD on board. Not that junk they call "food" these days. In those days they would.fry you up a thick steak and onions or cook up a London Broil. Sadly those days are over and are not coming back.
have you noticed that plane was called "Stern von Heidelberg" star of Heidelberg in 1987 we flew the iconic B-727 STAR OF BERLIN out of Berlins Tegel Airport all over Europe.
I remember when flying was a special way to travel. Dressed in your Sunday best the airline employees were actually helpful and friendly. Today, 2018, i hate even going to pick someone up at the airport. Those TSA assholes have nothing to do but harrass travelers. Airline employees treat passengers like cattle going to the slaughter house. Unless its an emergency I'd rather take a train... but the US doesnt even have decent train service anymore.
So true and you (like me) must be in your 50's as TSA can be truly nothing less than irritated and take it out on anyone they feel like. My childhood memories of air travel in the 60's included the captain and "stewardesses" giving lapel wings and being extremely nice. It was real - and truly genuine. Chin up! You got to live that better time back when and it's a great part of you that you can share with younger generations whenever relevant. I snarl right back at TSA as they've never intimidated me and flight attendants get good treatment no matter what. Sure miss the better times of flying and feeling special and excited and not full of dread for the challenge ahead.
One more item. On AV video I just witnessed big model Super Connies at a model meet in, I believe Germany. One was flying the colors of Lufthansa. The other carried the colors of TWA. Both were excellent representations. I hope you can see this video. Doug Vernon
Yes, you are welcome..Yes, they were very nice. I come from the time now. I love the 747s, 777s and 767s. And yes I flew on the old DC-10s. Yes, I am a recently former purser flight attendant. And many members of my family currently work in the airline industry.
This is also about the time that air travel started weaning passengers from the fabulous cross country trains that America used to have. By 1967, cross country train travel was a thing of the past except for tourists or really die hard train travelers.
Did TWA have any Super G's without wingtips? The non turbo compound Super 1049 Connies never got radar noses and the video shows several of those, but that plane with the white radar nose is not an L1049, and it's not an L-1649 Starliner. The Star of Heidelberg and Star of Buckingham were both Super G's.
Looks like you know a lot about Connies, without going to Google I remember back then there was a Super H in the Connie line as well, was there really, and if so, how different was it from the G type? And, I recall my first Connie flight in August 1961 from LGA to Chicago MDW on TWA, I think they called the on board service Super Chieftain and also Ambassador, do you recall ?
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The Lockheed Constellation in any of it's versions was such a beautiful looking airliner. When they widened it, stretched it, extended the nose, and added wingtip tanks it only became more and more graceful in appearance. The white and red TWA livery were the most photoed and admired Connies of all.
I flew as a kid (and later an adult) on just about everything Eastern Air Lines owned, especially the "Connies" (usually in First Class--my mom was a travel agent and got comp upgrades). Wow, what an experience! Probably whjy I worked in the travel business for 25 years. It truly was the Golden Age of air travel and we'll never see its like again. Just notice how big the windows are! There's nothing like the sound of a radial engine (the more the better)!
Michael Mitchell That’s right. I remember the sound of all the piston multiengine large bombers and transports running up their engines and taking off from Lackland Air Force base when I was six and lived in the converted barracks for young officers families . They would do that all night long on training flights and it put me to sleep. There are some RUclips videos that recreate that sound today, that I use to sleep by. Look up 8 hour bomber and you will find them.
@@Kayaz48 Many thanks, roger wilco!
Such a beautiful plane-- the zenith of propeller driven aircraft.
What a beautiful Airplane. My Dad worked for and retired from TWA. They had a fleet of these birds. They were sleek and fast for their time. We flew quite a few times in them. What a memory.
Dang, remember when relatives could walk you to your plane and watch you depart? The good old days long gone.
Why wasn't there more terrorism back then on planes??
🌟 The golden age of air travel - thanks to those for sharing their stories - all part of the joy of the Connie!🌟
My dad was a military attorney in 1945, was stationed in Germany after the war and my mom and I subsequently flew to Germany on a Connie. The ocean was huge and we had to stop at Iceland and one other island along the way for refueling (I don't remember which one; I was five years old). What a great trip it was, I had all the ice-cream I could eat and that wonderful Super Constellation airplane is burned in my brain forever!
That second island was probably one with some very imperialist views, and where people drove on the left. The one that recently sliced its own throat by leaving the European Union. 😉
Yeah, that place is a doddle to forget. Just wish I had that luxury! 😳
@@dieseldragon6756 Oh boo-hoo
I was 6 when I flew on a Connie. She was so beautiful!!
My aunt was a BOAC stewardess on the first flight of constellations from London to New York in 1946. I had never seen inside one of these aircrafts till now. Thank you
If you ever get to New York, visit the TWA Hotel at JFK airport (note: edited comment). They have a Constellation converted to a lounge/bar. You can sit inside and hang out while enjoying the 1950s interior!
@@harvey364 Do you mean to visit the TWA Hotel at JFK or separately? I would really like to see this. My father worked at Lockheed. Thanks.
@@DrMarianus Sorry, I meant to visit the TWA Hotel at JFK. Not sure what the parking situation is (we arrived on a flight) but even if you don't get a room, they let you walk around and even go outside to the back tarmac and sit in the Connie to have a drink.
@@harvey364 Thank you Harvey very much. I will definitely visit this next time in NY.
Man, these were the days !! This was the life !!!!
Yep, everybody saying what they were feeling and nothing repressed. Those were the motherfucking days.
sure do love these old films....so innocent, so honest. Not to mention my favorite airplane of all time, the Connie
Connie was great...as well as the Jumbo Jet 747......changed flying for millions......😀
Brilliant stuff! The fifties was, to me the highlight of commercial aviation. My very first flight ever was on a United Airlines Douglas DC-3 Mainliner 180 From Los Angeles International Airport to San Diego's Lindbergh Field with a stop at Long Beach Airport. Total flight time was, I think, one hour.
Planes I've been aboard as a passenger: Douglas Commercial model 3, DC-6, Ford AT5 Tri-motor, Convair 240, 340 and 440, TWA Lockheed model 69 Constellation and a Beech 18.
Thanks so much for this web site...and my favorite airline was and still is TWA.
Doug Vernon
San Diego, California
Hi Mr. Vernon,
Catherine Nau here. It's been several years.
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what a beautfil video. back then flying was so mysterious and romantic. nice to connect with this wonderful energy through this video
Back around 1966, there used to be five or six connies parked way off in a back lot at the Greater Wilmington Airport, Delaware. They were slowly being scrapped. Some were missing an engine or two, one had none and was sitting on it's tail. I was 17 then and remember sitting in the cockpit pretending to fly like a little kid would do or just sitting in a window seat looking out. I wish I had taken photos.
my first flight was on an Eastern Connie when I was 6. Just retired as a Pilot of 40 years
gulfstrmcapt bob congrats on your retirement. Captain Bob. I'm sure you witnessed a great deal of change to the industry.
The two beautiful young women and the graceful Connie--I didn't know what to enjoy looking at more.
Look at the size of those seats! The service! We’ve come so far in 60 years!
The first plane that is boarded appears to be a Super G (L-1049G) Constellation with three windows forward on the port side. (The L-1049 had four at TWA). The plane that takes off is an L-749. The white Super Constellation with the white radar dome is a Super G also. The one over the Grand Canyon, is an L-1049, doing just what the one that collided with the UA DC-7 was doing except they stayed at 19,000 in the film, and the one over New York is also an L-1049, as is the plane that lands at IDL, but they deplaned from the Star of Heidelberg, a Super G. The first L-1649 wasn't delivered until a year after this film was made. She boards the Star of Buckingham, and the plane taking off is a Super G with Wing tip tanks. The first Super H's were not delivered to TWA also, until 1957. So that just must be an unpainted radar dome on a Super G.
Miles Rich: You certainly know your history, regarding the most beautiful aircraft ever built. As far back as the model which collided with the DC-7, I was a 19 years old Air Traffic Rookie those days and was in Singapore, I read with horror about the incident. The Constellations continued to serve many airlines until they were pushed out of service by the early Jets.Still the most beautiful aircraft and in case you haven't seen the video, Google the Brietling Connie which flies and STILL Operational.. from Switzerland on special Fly Tours even today. Marvellous to see this aircraft cared for. Cheers and Best wishes. Terry Offord
Who cares? I don't.
Great info, Miles. I notice there are very few photos of Connies with the white radar dome. They must have been rare, yes? Question for you - can you tell me what the 3-digit numbers below the "N" number on the tail signified? I'm guessing it was a TWA in-house ID # of some kind.
@@flyingtigerline Who cares that you don't care? I don't.
One of the most stylish of the propliners. 😙😄👌
I remember an evening in the mid 1960's watching this aircraft flying into Boston's Logan airport.
All of the twa connies were gone by the 1970s
They flew into BOS a lot.
Too cute...Now, as I fly the 777-200s from Chicago, it is nice to see New York from the modern way of the city. My father and step-mother live in New York and have been there for years....Yes, I do miss TWA Airlines. I flew on TWA to Las Vegas back in the early 90s to be apart of my brother's wedding...I was on a L1011. I miss those aircraft so much.....Thanks for this video....
Thank you, Marcus.
Thanks for this video it was really nice to see stuff like this when the world was a much better place brings back memories as it does to all
My first flight was aboard a TWA Constellation from St Louis to New York(Idlewild). Great flight!! Great meal!!👍👍😄😄
Everything back then revolved around the concept of a solid family.
Startling to think that college cutey Sally is about 75 years old now.
I remember TWA Connies at CVG when I was a kid. Never did fly in one. About all our limited flying was in Delta DC-6s or -7s to Miami and back to Cincinnati.
Somehow Sally reminds me of a young Debbie Reynolds, cute girl.
The Connie was the best plane in it's age!!!
Simply beautiful!
Those were the days when the sky's were friendly...
And when fares were twice the rate they are now, adjusted for inflation, and counting average fees, as well.
777Outrigger yeah and it kept trash out of the seats
Those were the days of wine and roses
i flew in one of these back in 1965 from Tokyo Japan to Oakland California non-stop.
Wow, Sally was a stunner!
I couldn’t imagine living in this time I’m only 21 and went on my first flight to Chicago and Florida a few month ago and ever since th I’ve been obsessed with aviation lol
the good old days
1956 was a dangerous era in coast to coast flying. In June a Constellation and. DC7 collided over the Grand Canyon killing all on both planes. They were flying in non controlled sky. This accident is one of the reasons the CAB then FAA developed a tracking system that tells controllers the exact location of every aircraft flying over US airspace and can safely guide each one to avoid collisions in addition to modern collision avoidance systems in the cockpit.
At least sally and her bestie weren’t on here, that makes me so glad they survived. Rip.
I would love to see Rick Prelinger's home movies!
A classic L-1049, back when flying was romantic sight
This family is flexing. Tickets were not cheap back then.
I loved the Connie. Comfortable planes.
Just a few short years later, Sally would have said that she could fly coast-to-coast in about five hours!
On a 707 and DC8
One thing that always strikes me when I see the interior of the Connie is how wide the Tourist Class seats were. These days they stuff you in the seats with a shoehorn.
By the way, if anyone's interested, I think the guy who did the narration was Marshall Thompson. He was a mostly B-movie Hollywood actor who was quite active in the 1950's. He starred in a number of sci-fi films then.
Well, Marshal starred in one good Sci-Fi film: “It, The Terror From Beyond Space.” I don’t remember any others. By the way, that old Sci-Fi film is given credit for the idea behind “Alien.”
He was the star of the TV series DAKTARI
Paul, ah yes, I forgot. Was Daktari based on Hatari, starring John Wayne?
@@danf321 Perhaps inspired...but its direct ancestor was the movie CLARENCE, THE CROSS-EYED LION
There was one class - two abreast , the equivalent of first class today. Tourist class didn't come in till the jets.
Ny first flight Was on LS Constellation & my first Wes a DC 3 ...1957..58.
What a trip !
I remember getting very air sick on the Connie. The plane seemed to be in constant up-and-down motion, and I wasn’t the only one reaching for the barf bag!
Christopher Reznich ~ 😮 Good thing you weren't in the commercial *_!_*
I think that had to do with its cruising altitude of 19,000 feet. You could see things like the Grand Canyon but the ride would be rougher. The jets flew much higher and continue to do so.
Even though jets fly faster than propeller-driven aircraft, the travel time from coast to coast is still about eight hours with security, plane changes, deplaning, baggage claim, etc. I think I might actually take a Constellation flight if we could get rid of all the nonsense that comes with travel today.
I agree, plus these old school planes created more jobs with 4 people in the cockpit to fly them. wider seats, more leg room. now you have to pay a fortune to have a quality seat & experience.
sk8guitardrums you know how expensive flying was back in these days?!
@@Tom-vm8ub A TWA flight schedule from June 1959, which listed a Los Angeles-to-New York fare of $168.40. In today's dollars, that equals $1,225 one way. Sure, Today there are some real deals listed at $141.00 each way on Spirit...but the reality is limited seats.....so most people pay average of $250.00 each way or around $500.00 for LA-NYC roundtrip. That's about 40% of fare in 1959. However, seats in 1959 were all like First Class, the food, service and seat room. So the fare comparison should always be based on First Class fares today. Those fares average $2100.00 today. Very close to the $2450.00 roundtrip fare back in 1959.
So nice to watch a video of these comfortable planes, everything seemed so right, plane seats, food, people seemed smiley andhappier than today peoples behavior, hatress, distrusful,last year i travelled to madrid and paris on a 787 dreAmliner, oh felt so umcomfortBle.
Thanks for the video!
I think I’d happily choose a Constellation over a jet for a reason most people would be scared at: If I’ve been informed correctly, propeller aircraft get jolted by turbulence a *lot* more than jet aircraft do! ✈️↕️😳
Every time I get turbulence on a flight, I love it to bits. (And yes, I do prefer hard landings to soft. 😇)
Very very nice film. Fantastic superconstellation. I love this video, wonderful....
You can see another Connie on my channel on RUclips...
Howard hughes was right❤
Thanks for This video.
Is that Jean Stapleton playing Sally's mother?
The most beautiful aircraft equipped with piston engines
This was in the same year during the grand canyon mid air collision where a twa connie collided with a dc7💀
The Connie made a lot of MATS flights
A TWA flight schedule from June 1959, which listed a Los Angeles-to-New York fare of $168.40. In today's dollars, that equals $1,225 one way. Sure, Today there are some real deals listed at $141.00 each way on Spirit...but the reality is limited seats.....so most people pay average of $250.00 each way or around $500.00 for LA-NYC roundtrip. That's about 40% of fare in 1959. However, seats in 1959 were all like First Class, the food, service and seat room. So the fare comparison should always be based on First Class fares today. Those fares average $2100.00 today. Very close to the $2450.00 roundtrip fare back in 1959.
Every one dress to impress even at home at the dinner table, now days people fly in their pijamas and flops
AMAZING!
Those were the days when airlines treated their passengers with respect and hospitality. And they served REAL.FOOD on board. Not that junk they call "food" these days. In those days they would.fry you up a thick steak and onions or cook up a London Broil. Sadly those days are over and are not coming back.
have you noticed that plane was called "Stern von Heidelberg" star of Heidelberg
in 1987 we flew the iconic B-727 STAR OF BERLIN out of Berlins Tegel Airport all over Europe.
A great plane!
Oh Look! [1:57] There's a DC-7....
I remember when flying was a special way to travel. Dressed in your Sunday best the airline employees were actually helpful and friendly. Today, 2018, i hate even going to pick someone up at the airport. Those TSA assholes have nothing to do but harrass travelers. Airline employees treat passengers like cattle going to the slaughter house. Unless its an emergency I'd rather take a train... but the US doesnt even have decent train service anymore.
So true and you (like me) must be in your 50's as TSA can be truly nothing less than irritated and take it out on anyone they feel like. My childhood memories of air travel in the 60's included the captain and "stewardesses" giving lapel wings and being extremely nice. It was real - and truly genuine. Chin up! You got to live that better time back when and it's a great part of you that you can share with younger generations whenever relevant. I snarl right back at TSA as they've never intimidated me and flight attendants get good treatment no matter what. Sure miss the better times of flying and feeling special and excited and not full of dread for the challenge ahead.
But you have to remember flying is so expensive compared today
Today plane cruise about 41,000 feet in air
One more item. On AV video I just witnessed big model Super Connies at a model meet in, I believe Germany. One was flying the colors of Lufthansa. The other carried the colors of TWA. Both were excellent representations. I hope you can see this video.
Doug Vernon
Yeah, I noticed one of them was called "Stern von Heidelberg".
SUPER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is it me or the Grand Canyon crash happened in 1956 - the very year this movie was made ?
julosx Yes, there was a midair collision.
Thank fully , sally and her friend weren’t on this plane, this might have been taken the year before or before summer ‘56
8 hours?!?!
Wow, they don’t serve food like THAT anymore 😱😂
The Constellations were great aircraft for their time..
Marcus LeeP Thanks for all the great comments, Marcus!
Yes, you are welcome..Yes, they were very nice. I come from the time now. I love the 747s, 777s and 767s. And yes I flew on the old DC-10s. Yes, I am a recently former purser flight attendant. And many members of my family currently work in the airline industry.
Great, and thanks for being aboard!
You are welcome ..I hope you have a great summer. It is finally getting warmer here in Evantson, Chicago, Illinois.. Be safe..
Thank you, you too.
This is also about the time that air travel started weaning passengers from the fabulous cross country trains that America used to have. By 1967, cross country train travel was a thing of the past except for tourists or really die hard train travelers.
Don't tell Sally about the TWA Constellation that in 1956 collided with a United DC-7 over Grand Canyon!
As I understand it it was the DC-7 that collided into the tail of the constellation. Both planes had taken off from LA
Now in 4 hours
Do you have the complete film
well Sally (Sallie) Woodley was my great aunt; SALLIE MAE BANK!
~ Timothy Tilman Monroe "Woodley" 2022
What's a post card?
I wanna see sally on a 707 or DC8
Did TWA have any Super G's without wingtips? The non turbo compound Super 1049 Connies never got radar noses and the video shows several of those, but that plane with the white radar nose is not an L1049, and it's not an L-1649 Starliner. The Star of Heidelberg and Star of Buckingham were both Super G's.
Looks like you know a lot about Connies, without going to Google I remember back then there was a Super H in the Connie line as well, was there really, and if so, how different was it from the G type? And, I recall my first Connie flight in August 1961 from LGA to Chicago MDW on TWA, I think they called the on board service Super Chieftain and also Ambassador, do you recall ?
varigdc10
Coach was called Blue Ribbon.
Dennis Wilson Maybe you know, my previous comment, what was the difference between the G model and the H ?
Dennis Wilson
Pretty sure Flying Tigers had the H model. Arch Hall flew 'em!
T double A, as we used to call it, in the industry.
4:35 Wow... that's a hairier pit than mine.
This was swell
Plot twist: it’s June 30 1956 TWA 002 😳
TO THIS "CLASSIC AIRLINERS' " BLOGGER, WHAT "A LOVELY FILM CLASSIC ['SALLY FLIES TO NEW YORK'] WITH THIS TWA STARLINER," AND TO Y'ALL, "AIR TRAVEL MOVIE CLSSIC VIEWERS, 'ENJOY YOUR LOVELIEST, MEMORIAL FLIGHT' FILM!!"
🥃🍱🍧
I flew TWA one time.
At 4:35 it looks like she forgot to shave under her arms.
Shadow. She would not have worn a sleeveless dress if she had been unable to shave her armpits.
She might have been German. Those gals had hairy pits when I was stationed there in the 80's.
@@TheUtuber999 well we can’t just say that, she might be another country
it would have cost the equivalent of $1500 or more back then
per me è l aereo piu bello che l uomo abbia costruito!
when JFK used to be called Idlewild
Sally was hot
She’s 86-87 now, she must be alive still.
idc if y'all think I'm weird but this plane was hott
Those was the days when family members were loving and respectful... today... very disappointing story
AIRBOYD you da best! Thanks
TWA 800
When only rich and attractive people could afford to fly ✈️ 😉
Mom had kind off a big bottle of booze in front of her.
Where is TSA? We had leaders then who would protect America and the terrorists we could not find because they were smoking holes in the ground! James
The only thing Trump is thinking is staying out of prison.
Back in the days when Harlem was Spanish. Sigh.....
Nice before air travel became horrible crammed in like sardines etc
Nowdays flying on an airplane is just like riding in a flying Greyhound bus. Flying has become so overrated unfortunately. :-(
The Greyhound is probably more comfortable.
Por qué siempre esa música tan aburrida de los años 50
*WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT TODAY. YOU WOULD NEVER SEE YOUR DAUGHTER OR HER FRIEND AGAIN.. 2025 - TRUMP TAKE BACK AMERICA!!!*
"This great country of ours... blah blah... wonderful country... blah blah... best country in the world..."
Gimme a break!