SPECIAL EDITION TWA ’ s Connies
4 TWA ’ s December 1 , 1944 system timetable offers the public a glimpse of things to come . The Constellation would finally enter service with TWA in February 1946 . // DAVID H . STRINGER COLLECTION
5 Members of a TWA Flight Crew , photographed aboard NC86501 , Star of the Persian
Gulf , in 1946 .
6 NC91207 , an advanced model L-749 , wears TWA livery with Lockheed markings .
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7 L-049 Constellation NC86516 , Star of
Ireland , wears Trans World Airline titles in 1947 . The official name of the company was still Transcontinental & Western Air .
8 9 Two views of L-049 Constellations after the name change to Trans World Airlines . N9409H (# 8 ) wears its livery on bare metal while N9410H (# 9 ) sports the newer white fuselage paint scheme .
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