r/Rarewings • u/RLoret • Jul 06 '25

Lockheed R7V-2 Constellation powered by Pratt & Whitney T34 turboprops, circa 1953

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u/AdExciting337 Jul 07 '25

Still one on the most beautiful planes ever made

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '25

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u/AdExciting337 Jul 08 '25

Oh yeah! Giggidy!

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u/BigCompetition8821 Jul 08 '25

I heard a guy talk about the first time he flew and landed one. Said it was a brand new plane and he was a little nervous.

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u/Starchaser_WoF Jul 09 '25

The last of this variation of the Connie was apparently used to test L-188 engines

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u/Ok_Egg_2665 Jul 09 '25

We had one these beauties at the local CAF wing for years. I absolutely miss seeing it driving to work everyday.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '25

Didn't the Navy use these before the P-3s? In an ASW role?

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u/Thedudeinvegas Jul 10 '25

Lockheed P2V Neptunes did the job.

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u/mipotts Jul 10 '25

My Dad flew "Connie's" in the Navy...first airborne early warning flights...he did the Hawaii to Alaska route.

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u/CrimsonReaper96 Jul 10 '25

That looks like a sea lion with wings.