Back when I was at the Naval Academy, the Naval Reserve unit out of Dallas used to fly a Navy transport Connie up to DC to pick up the Texas boys for Christmas leave. Of course it didn't have the nice commercial seats...remember the aluminum frame seats with the mesh you sit on? It was also kinda short on insulation...i.e. cold and noisy. But it was a free trip home, therefore, a beautiful plane.
Royce Engler 1985 300TD Turbo 265K -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 8:09 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Brit Aircraft I had the pleasure of flying on a Super Connie from San Diego to Hawaii in the 50s -- like seeing a *huge* swan - very few airplanes compare to the Connie in the looks dept! IMHO if course. Sincerely, Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB)
