Swiss Journalist Peter W. Frey has just sent us a photo of the actual Super Constellation – #N6923C – the one that met its fate in September 1962, under the banner of Flying Tiger 923. Here is the photo and what he had to say about it in his email of this August 1, 2012:
Super Constellation #N6923C – Photo by Ragnor Domstad, June 1961, on the tarmac of Gothenburg (Sweden) Torslanda airport.
“I at last found a picture of the actual Super Constellation involved in the ditching, registration N6923C!! it was taken in June 1961 on the tarmac of the old Gothenburg (Sweden) Torslanda airport. The photographer was Ragnar Domstad, then a junior at Chalmers Technical University in Gothenburg. He was the organizer of a charter flight to the US for his fellow students during the summer break at the university. I have been in contact with Ragnar and the picture can be used freely – he does not claim any copyright.”
Peter Frey – Recording on Location
Peter Frey is presently working on a radio documentary series for the German language division of the Swiss National Public Radio system.
He recently interviewed five persons involved in the ditching 50 years ago, all on their home turf: They are Pierre-Andre Reymond, Celerina Crew (Switzerland); Fred Caruso, a surviving paratrooper (Ireland); Carol Ann Gould Hansen, the only surviving flight attendant (New Jersey); Sammy Vasquez, a surviving paratrooper (Arizona), and Arthur Gilbreth, also a surviving paratrooper (Oregon). The programs will be aired in German language. Postings can be found on all of those listed on this website.
Frey is a Super Constellation enthusiast and is involved in a club that played a significant part in the restoration of the Breitling watch company aircraft.
http://www.conniesurvivors.com/1-breitling_super_connie.htm
You will see many examples of Super Constellations around the world and the movement to restore them. This link will take you to more information on the scope of Super Constellation restoration.
http://www.conniesurvivors.com/
For video of the Breitling Super Connie in flight (take off and landing), go to YouTube.com. This link will take you there directly:
You will find many short clips and experience the flight of what was once considered “Queen of the Atlantic.”
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I am the photographer of the N6923C. As Peter Frey mentioned, I don´t claim any copyright, but I ask to be mentioned as photographer. It is a strange feeling to know that “our” Super Connie ditched a year later. After fuelling at Shannon, Irteland, we continued but had to land at Gander as the whole Eastern seaboard was closed due to fog. Somewhat delayed, we arrived at Idlewild. As our study tour was a success, I was asked to arrange some more tours the following years, and in June 1962 we had another Super Connie chartered and a year later also. When I first heard of the Flying Tiger Line, it was in a small notice in a newspaper. It said that Flying Tiger had passengers from the US to Europe in the beginning of the summer and vice versa at the end of the summer. They offered cheap charter flights from Europe in the beginning of the summer and back at the end of the summer to fill otherwise empty planes.
Ragnar Domstad
I WAS AT FORT BENNING WHEN N6923C AND TWO OTHER FLYLING TIGER CONNIES TOOK OFF FOR EUROPE WITH OUR PARATROOP SCHOOL CLASSMATES ON BOARD. WE HAD WALKED TO THE AIRFIELD TO WATCH DEPARTURE. WE WERE STAYING STATESIDE AND WERE SAD BECAUSE WE
WANTED TO GO TO GERMANY. OR SO WE THOUGHT
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