Can Anyone ID This Plane?? - Aircraft of World War II

freddwyer@charter.net · 03-18-2009, 07:45 PM

There's a group of photo's circulating through e-mail, which show the camoflaging of Lockheed during WWII. I assume many if not most of you are familiar with these photo's. The last photo in the series I just reviewed, shows what appears to be a 4 engine, low wing, tricycle gear, aircraft with a triple rudder configuration (see photo below). I don't even have a guess what this is, but since I'm not an expert that's no surprise

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BombTaxi · 03-18-2009, 07:47 PM

It's a Constellation mate

Potted History here:

Lockheed Constellation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That would date the pic to some time during or after 1943. BTW, very nice pic, some good wallpaper material that! Oh, and welcome aboard!

freddwyer@charter.net · 03-18-2009, 08:02 PM

Of course, of course. I should have known that. My first commercial flight was on a super G Connie from LaGuardia to San Francisco. My mind was just focussed on this being a WWII photo, so I was trying to make that thing into a bomber. Thanks for the quick response.

verner · 03-19-2009, 11:39 PM

Just to get technical, with all the other AAF aircraft in the hanger, probably a C-69.

03-18-2009, 07:45 PM	#1
freddwyer@charter.net Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fairfield Cnty, CT Posts: 2	Can Anyone ID This Plane?? There's a group of photo's circulating through e-mail, which show the camoflaging of Lockheed during WWII. I assume many if not most of you are familiar with these photo's. The last photo in the series I just reviewed, shows what appears to be a 4 engine, low wing, tricycle gear, aircraft with a triple rudder configuration (see photo below). I don't even have a guess what this is, but since I'm not an expert that's no surprise.

03-18-2009, 07:47 PM	#2
BombTaxi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Brownhills, W. Mids, UK Posts: 1,189	It's a Constellation mate Potted History here: Lockheed Constellation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia That would date the pic to some time during or after 1943. BTW, very nice pic, some good wallpaper material that! Oh, and welcome aboard! __________________ Good generals think about tactics. Great generals think about logistics. "If freedom is to be saved and enlarged, poverty must be ended. There is no other solution." - Nye Bevan "Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to ask for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee" - John Donne, Meditation XVII

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03-18-2009, 08:02 PM	#3
freddwyer@charter.net Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fairfield Cnty, CT Posts: 2	Of course, of course. I should have known that. My first commercial flight was on a super G Connie from LaGuardia to San Francisco. My mind was just focussed on this being a WWII photo, so I was trying to make that thing into a bomber. Thanks for the quick response.

03-19-2009, 11:39 PM	#4
verner Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 83	Just to get technical, with all the other AAF aircraft in the hanger, probably a C-69.