Historie unserer Super-Connie

1956

Constructed as a L-1049F-55 / Construction number 4002

23 May 1956

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 54-0183 and operated with these markings: City of Manchester.

Delivered to USAF MATS Atlantic Division, Charleston AFB.

February 1963

To Pennsylvania ANG

1967

The aircraft were flown by the 193rd Tactical Electronics Warfare (TEW) Unit, Pennsylvania Air Nation Guard in Harrisburg, Pa. from 1967 until 1977.

September 1977

Withdrawn from use. Stored at Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona.

1982

Certificate of airworthiness for N515AC (1049F-55, 4202) issued.

1983 – 1985

For sale at auction November 1983, August 1984, February 1985 and August 1985

1985

To Hangar 10 with c/r N515AC

1986

To Air Cargo International. In service by October 1986 but stored McAllen, TX March 1988

8 September 1988

Civil registration, N515AC, cancelled.

September 1988

To Aerochago Airlines; delivered Santo Domingo September 1988 as HI-548. Re-registered HI-548CT by February 1989

December 1991

Stored at Santo Domingo, DR by December 1991

22 September 1998

Written off. Summary: The airframe was written off. The event occurred at Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) while standing. Narrative: The aircraft was damaged beyond repair when a Curtiss C-46 (HI-503CT) was blown into it by Hurricane Georges. As a result, the aircraft was broken up early 1999.

1999

Scrapped in Santo Domingo.

Many parts, including the cockpit section, were salvaged by the Super Constellation Flyers Association for use on their project.

2006 – 2009

A simulator is being fabricated using the aircraft’s cockpit section, controls and instruments. The work started in early 2006 and is being performed in a vacated industrial building in the Swiss town of Schlieren by SCFA member Christian Müller.

2015

Simulator moved to the „Runway 34 Sim Academy AG“ near Zurich Airport where it became operational in 2015