Imperial revisits Connie

patrick66

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On Memorial Day, I visited the memorial for the 24 airmen who perished in the first AWACS crash, back in 1995. It is a part of what's known as Connie Park, which features a Lockheed Super Constellation EC-121, the E-3 predecessor. Got some good pictures, enjoy!

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Nice shots, Patrick. Sad story about the AWACS crew, yet another example of Mother Nature and mankind colliding.

I noticed you have the later ('67 onward) hubcaps on your '66. Did you change the rims or will the newer hubcaps work without damaging the valve stems?
 
Nice shots, Patrick. Sad story about the AWACS crew, yet another example of Mother Nature and mankind colliding.

I noticed you have the later ('67 onward) hubcaps on your '66. Did you change the rims or will the newer hubcaps work without damaging the valve stems?
They work fine. Only thing is that you need are valve stem extensions to air the tires.
 
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Excellent news. Somehow I thought the location was drastically different judging by the hole locations, and it would slice the stem or bend it so far down it would leak. Currently only have one '66, all the rest are later.

Thank you.
 
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