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My father was drafted in 1942, he spent only one week in basic training and was shipped out to Brisbane then Eagle Farms in Australia as an aircraft. sheet metal worker. He had prior experience in private industry. Prior to WWII he worked for Douglas Aircraft and had worked on the XB-19 bomber. During WWII he was at Eagle Farms and modified the 1st B-25 to carry a 75mm cannon. He also flew 4 missions with Col. Pappy Gunn. From Australia he went to Port Morsby, then to the Phillipines. He ended the war at Nichols Air Field outside of Manila.During WWII my father was assigned to the 81st Depot Repair Squadron, part of the 81st Air Depot Group
After WWII he went to work for Trans Ocean airlines in Oakland California, then for Lockheed Missle and Space in Sunnyvale California. While at Lockheed he built the capsules that were used on the Mercury and Gemani space programs. His last project at Lockheed before his retirement was to build the prototype boom that is being used on the space shuttle.
He is burried at the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.
2003-2003, C-69 Constellation
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Model Lockheed L749 Constellation Length 95.24 ft | 29.03 m Width 123.00 ft | 37.49 m Height 23.65 ft | 7.21 m Engine(s) 4 x Wright 749C-18BD-1 Double Cyclone air-cooled radial engines generating 2,500hp. Empty Weight 60,953 lbs | 27,648 kg MTOW 105,000 lbs | 47,627 kg Max Speed 346 mph | 557 km/h | 301 kts Max Range 2,000 miles | 3,218 km Ceiling 35,715 ft | 10,886 m | 6.8 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 0 Armament None. Accommodations 4 Operators the United States of America
* C-69 - Transport Variant; Base Series Designation. * L-49 - US Army Tranport Variant * L-049 - 60-Passenger Civil Airliner Production Model. * L-649 - 81-Passenger Civil Airliner Production Model; fitted with Wright 749C-18BD-1 radial engines (x4). * L-749 - Passenger Civil Airliner; increased fuel capacity. * L-1049 "Super Constellation" - Lengthened fuselage; 109-Passenger Civil Airliner Production Model. * L-1649 - Increased wing span; Fitted with Wright 988TC-18EA-2 radial engines; increased fuel capacity; increased range. * C-121 - Transport Variant based on the L-749. * R7O - Naval Transport Variant based on the L-1049. * PO-1 - Early Warning Radar Aircraft Variant * VW-2 "Warning Star" - Early Warning Radar Aircraft Variant. * EC-121 - Electronic Warfare Variant Aircraft.
