Bataan Has Returned | MacArthur's Connie flies again

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Owned by noted warbird collector Rod Lewis, Bataan, a 1948 Lockheed VC-121A, dazzled spectators at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023. Learn more about this impressive Connie from longtime warbird pilots Steve Hinton and Stew Dawson. View EAA Sport Aviation digital edition: www.EAA.org/sportaviation
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@fw1421 22 дня назад

The most beautiful airliner ever built. I love the Connie.❤️❤️❤️❤️

@septembersurprise5178 22 дня назад

Connie, Beautiful Lady of the Sky, Style, Form, and Grace !

@johnhagemeyer8578 21 день назад

Who would check-out the pilot when the airframe is 65 to 70 years old. Who stays current on these old aircraft.

@donniebahama 21 день назад

100 percent

@braamvorster8249 20 дней назад

Agreed fully. I hope they restore the one at the SAA Museum at Rand Airport in Germiston, South Africa.

@sjazzp 17 дней назад

I can’t agree more!

@gangrenesmith9999 23 дня назад

Huge respect to the restorers. Unsung heroes. 🫡

@TheOneTrueSpLiT 19 дней назад

A truly beautiful bird, gracing the skies once again thanks to all those involved with its restoration.

@55Reever 22 дня назад

What a Beautiful aircraft. Rod Lewis and Planes of Fame, thank you.

@AirlinerHistory 22 дня назад

Absolutely stunning what you've been able to do with this Connie. I'm glad you guys were able to find the necessary backing to bring it to such a glorious state. I wish I could see this aircraft up at Oshkosh this year. keep up the Good Work!

@flatspin7 20 дней назад

She’s stunning! Congrats to everyone who had a hand in bringing this Connie back to her former glory!

@la_old_salt2241 22 дня назад

My dad was an engine mechanic on the RC-121 Warning Stars in the late 50s, early 60s. Were he still with us he'd have been thrilled to see this Connie. Just beautiful.

@jcmount1305 22 дня назад

One of the most beautiful airplanes ever. Bataan is stunning! Fantastic job on the restoration.

@PJ-sn8iu 23 дня назад

Absolutely magnificent!

@johnscott5105 23 дня назад

Incredible restoration work. Well done!

@johnvanduren4806 19 дней назад

There has never been another aircraft as beautiful as the Connie ever built. My very first trip on an airplane was on a connie (1956), which lead to qualifying for a pilot license in my 20's. Thank You Lockheed!

@azzir325 22 дня назад

There's something magical about a Connie!

@johnbender5356 23 дня назад

one of my earliest memories was touring this plane in the fifties. i also got to see the COLUMBINE

@Pilotc180 22 дня назад

Beautiful part of history flys again; thank you Mr Lewis👍

@my-yt-inputs2580 22 дня назад

I grew up outside of Ft Rucker and remember when this plane first arrived at the Army Aviation Museum. Both my parents worked at Rucker and my fathers office was only a few blocks from the Museum. I crawled all over this plane after it arrived. Before they eventually plexiglassed the cockpit from public access. There are videos on YT of when they eventually flew it out of the airfield it was at.

@Chilly_Billy 22 дня назад

Stunning doesn't do this aircraft justice.

@DavidBromage 22 дня назад

Now if only you could get this and the Australian Connie in the same place at the same time.

@mattknightsbridge1671 9 дней назад

they need to talk to HARS, it would a great sight to see them in formation

@lestercoons3962 22 дня назад

The first time I ever flew was with my father. We flew to visit my grandparents on a Lockheed Constellation...That was a long time ago. :-)

@aaronlopez492 3 дня назад

She's breath taking. Excellent work....👍

@adriangiddins6065 22 дня назад

Congratulations to all concerned from across the pond...... a beautiful job.

@danscar5277 22 дня назад

About 2-weeks ago I saw her flying at about 10,000’ over KABQ heading to Oregon. Beautiful sight to see.

@sunsettersix6993 13 дней назад

Always thought these were beautiful aircraft. Great job on the restoration! She's gorgeous!

@barryklinedinst6233 20 дней назад

My father served with the 4:15 4:16 PAANG 193rd SOG In Highspire PA. They flew the EC121in those days. They flew touch and goes in Highspire and would fly over our neighborhood for hours while they were training. My dad loved that old bird. I joined the USAF because of him. I loved every minute of it. I miss it every day and I don't think that will ever go away

@alanmiller9681 20 дней назад

Love the Connie! As I’ve posted in other Constellation related videos, I met Mr. Walt Disney on TWA Connie in 1958. Great memories!

@6Sally5 17 дней назад

The most beautiful airliner ever built!

@timf2279 21 день назад

She is such a beautiful aircraft. The lines are just a work of art. It's fantastic to see her flying again. National pride!

@N-Scale 22 дня назад

I flew in one when I was about 3 years old. TWA out of Albuquerque and have loved them since. They are sleek, beautiful, and majestic. You never forget that sound !!

@johnarnold893 22 дня назад

Especially if you are in a window seat beside the engines. LOUD.

@ericb9426 21 день назад

@@johnarnold893 Absolutely. It will rattle your teeth when they did a full run up At least I got to experience that once in my life.

@propman3523 13 дней назад

I flew on the Connie with Eastern Air Lines as a child, and it was a thrill! Seating in the First Class lounge in the tail was so awesome. I'll never forget it. Just tthe sound of those engines still gives me chills. What a work of art!

@jcwoodman5285 19 дней назад

Gorgeous re-restoration!😊

@robboltwood 22 дня назад

Hearing the qantas connie fly over my house as a kid left a strong memory of bolting out of my house to look up and see what it was.

@williamwintemberg 21 день назад

I'm old enough to remember these in regular passenger service. My Dad was a aircraft fan and we frequently visited a place where other fans parked to watch the comings and goings of air traffic at Philadelphia International Airport in the fifties into the sixties. We saw many Connies during that time as they were so easily identified. Seeing this plane today in this condition, in the air is a big deal to all that remember them. Thanks to all involved!

@brucestarr4438 21 день назад

Beautiful job on the Bataan. I can't wait to see it when the interior is done, too. Like so many things in life. You don't know what you're missing, until they're all gone.

@christopherspindler6328 22 дня назад

I remember watching them work on this plane at Ft Rucker when i was a Warrant Officer Candidate. It was just rotting in front of the Army Aviation Center Museum. So glad to se it has been returned to such great condition.

@stevemehan7276 12 дней назад

What beautiful plane! As a very young child I lived near Tinker AFB & I remember seeing these & flying boxcars flying by

@jeffk1482 11 дней назад

Old beauties like that - need to fly until the wings fall off. Gorgeous plane!!!

@dennismason3740 10 часов назад

I lived in Inglewood next to LAX in the 1950s and I saw many Connies take off and land. The Coast Guard was flying Catalinas at impossible stall speed up and down the SoCal coast. If I had seen a 262 I would have said "that's the 3rd most beautiful airplane on Earth". My mom worked for Hughes that decade.

@Paiadakine 22 дня назад

Kudos to Lockheed back in the day to step in and help a bit.

@johnbeto7936 15 дней назад

Great video! The Constellation is such a beautiful aircraft. And the musical accompaniment is a fine compliment to the flight scenes. Well done, EAA. Thank you.

@gendaminoru3195 22 дня назад

fantastic paint job and restoration

@4speed3pedals 2 дня назад

I remember seeing and hearing the Constellations flying above my house as I lived approx. 17 miles from BWI when it was known as Friendship Airport. The sound of radial engines was common in those days, now when you hear a round engine, you can really tell something vintage is flying nearby, go out and look.

@thegrinch8161 21 день назад

She is amazingly beautiful, thank you for sharing her with plebes like me😊

@DebOxy 11 дней назад

Stunning, incredible restoration, very much looking forward to its interior refurb. We have a beautiful smaller sister. love from HARS Connie VH-EAG 😍

@NSResponder 21 день назад

Yet another Lockheed masterpiece. Great to have it back in the air!

@GarthWatkins-th3jt 20 дней назад

"Made In America" with pride! Love this airplane, thanks to everyone involved in the restoration. Some things cannot be replaced only remembered when they are gone.

@jeffroth1731 17 дней назад

Awesome restoration of just about the best looking plane to ever fly.

@vwralph 22 дня назад

Wow! I saw that airplane at the museum near the Grand Canyon many years ago and am very happy to see it flying again! ❤❤❤❤❤ well done! 👍

@michaelthomas7178 13 дней назад

I remember EC 121s at Eglin, and Tinker. Always love to hear them massive powerful engines thunder while on power up at take off.

@catherinescott8394 17 дней назад

My heart just stops and then I look at the overall beauty of this magnificent bird. Bob Bogash is responsible for the Super Constellation sitting proudly at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. I was the former owner.

@crookedbird6589 22 дня назад

One of the most beautiful planes ever built.

@ogr7771 20 дней назад

I actually had a very small part in this. In the early to mid 90's I was a weekend warrior at Chino Planes of Fame and while this was still in Alabama, they sent pieces of the tail skin to be remade and being I was a sheet metal worker they gave them to me. I took them to my shop and during a week I made exact copies of the aluminum pieces, and they were shipped back to Alabama and installed. I still go to Chino Airport and to the museum often (it's only 3 miles away from my house.

@nsha2011 22 дня назад

I flew across the Atlantic on one of these back in the 60s with the USAF! Awesome!!

@ricardocorbie6803 18 дней назад

Beautiful, one of my favorites!!💜💜

@ianjohnston2361 17 дней назад

Surely the most elegant aircraft ever.... 👍 🇬🇧

@joseebedard4518 22 дня назад

Simplement un mot WOW, QUE DES PASSIONNÉS POUR AVOIR UN RÉSULTAT COMME CELUI-CI

@GhostRider50918 23 дня назад

Awesome

@DaveS_WI 23 дня назад

PLEASE return to Oshkosh/AirVenture in 2024! I haven't heard yet if it is...

@Weyco23 23 дня назад

That is the plan if they can coordinate pilots to also fly Rod’s new Mosquito in also.

@beckyumphrey2626 20 дней назад

Wow!!!!!! She is.Beautiful!!!!!

@richboyd8635 22 дня назад

Saw it at Valle and it was amazing.

@ZEDU657 10 дней назад

BEAUTIFUL bird!!!

@michaelhayden725 22 дня назад

Great see another Connie back in the air,.

@jgonzalez101 12 дней назад

So elegant and beautiful! ❤️🇺🇸

@billballbuster7186 22 дня назад

This was a fantastic looking aircraft and the restorers have done a really fine job of getting her back in shape. This was in my opinion the best looking of the four engine prop airliners.

@leroycharles9751 22 дня назад

I graduated flight school at Mother Rucker in March of 70 and never in my wildest thoughts think that plane would ever fly again.

@dennyporter2447 20 дней назад

I believe one of the most beautiful aircraft ever built! I wish more Constellations would be restored to grace our sky's once again..

@jamesnorton8316 22 дня назад

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!! She really cleans up well. I flew on a MATS Connie as an Air Force brat, coming home with Dad and family from Rhein-Main Air Base in the 50's. Connie wins the beauty contest hands down. We have a Super Connie in TWA colors, here in Kansas City , MO, but the last I heard, she needs a good engine replacement to get back in the air.🥲🥲🥲

@NN-sj9fg 22 дня назад

My first flight was in a Connie - courtesy of the US Army - between Fort Jackson in South Carolina to Fort Sam Houston in Texas.

@anthonywatsford1725 20 дней назад

That's three airworthy Connie's now gracing our skies !!

@briansmith2616 22 дня назад

What a beauty!

@user-zm1ho5ko6s 22 дня назад

I’ve seen it fly over my house twice now! my favorite airplane ever! The sound is so beautiful!

@loyddussaultsr4181 22 дня назад

The most beautiful of all the radial powered four engined commercial aircraft

@glen2825 5 дней назад

That is a beautiful airplane!

@cbroz7492 22 дня назад

..I remember that aircraft at Rucker!! Was there in July - Oct 1975..spent a lot of free time at the display

@patk8417 20 дней назад

Kelly Johnson and Lockheed produced a marvelous aircraft and you guys and gals have made this one absolutely beautiful.

@robertgutheridge9672 21 день назад

Beautiful aircraft graceful classic lines and the or triple rudder is so cool

@DJAYPAZ 20 дней назад

It is a truly beautiful aircraft.

@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe 22 дня назад

Painful and sad to see beautiful aircraft awaiting the restoration that may never come. Delighted this Beautiful bird has been saved. Wish they could get a little TLC. They deserve it! Thanks very much.

@marcelochinajr.9325 21 день назад

This airplane is a statement!

@robertbowser3599 20 дней назад

Would love to see you bring it to WWII weekend in Reading PA. The 1st weekend in June. Beautiful Connie.

@andrewcliffe4753 21 день назад

OMG what a beautiful liftoff

@paratrooperlane7022 8 дней назад

Just look's alone, this plane is amazing.

@sidthompso8097 22 дня назад

This is the most beautiful jewel on the planet my dad flew on one of these to and from Korea in 61 awesome job guys

@ronaldschoolcraft8654 21 день назад

The Constellation. Arguably the most beautiful airplane to ever grace the skies.

@JamesCrane 17 дней назад

The most elegant aircraft ever made.

@MrLukla 21 день назад

Fantastic, what a Beauty😍

@WeazelJaguar 22 дня назад

So cool, thanks for posting, thanks for restoring, well done!

@5thGenNativeTexan 20 дней назад

There are so many dedicated aviation enthusiasts willing to bring these icons back to the air.. Unfortunately the intersection of enthusiasts with deep enough pockets are few and far between. Happy to see this Connie fell into that group of people.

@DTeichman 17 дней назад

Magnificent airplane.

@robertwilkins8357 20 дней назад

It is the beauty. I flew from Baltimore or Washington DC to Lackland AFB 1962.

@Paul42no 20 дней назад

My Grandfather survived the Bataan death march despite being buried alive...Twice! Your org should visit the Philippines someday with this beautiful aircraft.

@zigbeegooblesnort125 21 день назад

The most beautiful airliner ever made!

@kurtbilinski1723 22 дня назад

That shot at 3:29, just, wow. What a beautiful shape.

@memonk11 22 дня назад

Dear Lord that is one beautiful aircraft!

@herschelmayo2727 22 дня назад

The most beautiful prop plane ever built.

@cruachan1951 22 дня назад

Fond memories of my time with the MATS Connie making a TV documentary. The legend gets another chapter. Congratulations to all involved.

@owenbevans6062 22 дня назад

Beautiful aircraft. Wish I had gotten to ride one of these and those big sea planes.

@fred1barb 21 день назад

I was at Rucker for OH-6 IP/Gunnery training when the plane first landed at Rucker. It was quite a thrill to see it on final with the Bataan logo on the side. For some reason I've forgotten I wasn't able to get a walk through. I did get another look at it of it from the air at a distance, but without the sound of those big engines, it wasn't the same thrill.

@jeffpalmer5502 15 дней назад

Stunning! Well done! 🍻

@robertwestall3456 21 день назад

Nothing like a Connie! Spectacular. I had the chance years ago to tour this very aircraft at the Valle airport. Gives me goosebumps to see this plane in the air! Stunning, just stunning!!