SPECIAL EDITION
19 Super-G N7105C , Star of Chambord , is ready for its next assignment . The future awaits in the background in the form of a Pan American Boeing 707 .
20 Off to work . TWA Stewardesses walk across the ramp to their awaiting Super-G at New York- Idlewild .
21 Super-G N7115C taxis at an undisclosed , but obviously cold , airport . This aircraft would be damaged beyond repair following a nose gear collapse at New York-JFK in 1966 .
22 N7102C held the distinction of operating TWA ’ s inaugural Super-G Constellation service . Note the wingtip tanks , which were used for the extra fuel required on international flights .
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23 24 Introduced in 1957 , the ultimate version of the Constellation series was the L-1649A Starliner , which TWA referred to as the Jetstream . L-1649A N7302C , Star of Utah , was photographed at Idlewild in 1960 . // 24 ) DAVID H . STRINGER COLLECTION
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