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Description
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed | |
| Base model: | C-121 | |
| Designation: | YC-121 | |
| Version: | F | |
| Nickname: | Super Constellation | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
| Status: | Prototype | |
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Specifications
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Recent comments by our visitors
| Richard T. Atkins Nacogdoches, TX | sometime in 1961.
I had the honor of riding the Turbine Connie , as a dependant from japan to the usa as we were coming home , i have been told many times since that they never existed. I am glad to finally see a photo of one of them , and wonder if anyone else can remember them as MATS birds. and knows what did happen to them ,I personally had the pleasure of being one of the owners (a family company) of the last far-125 (Kept to 121 standards)connie,to fly commercially under US registry (N515AC c/n 4202). unfortunately we sold to her to chaka and she was destroyed in hurricane Georges , a few months later. P.S. feel free to e-mail me any word or photos you may feel like sharing about the connie. 09/17/2011 @ 08:31 [ref: 49084] |
| Vaughn Hathaway, Jr. Charlotte, NC | Response to Don King.
I was at McLelland AFB with the 1009th in the first half of 1959. Was then transferred to Detachment (Team) 407 at Yokota AB, Japan. I was a 99125FL. Never did see the YC-121; but heard a lot of stories about it. It flew into Yokota briefly while I was there. Reports were that it was kept under wraps. Didn't matter; I didn't get over to the flight line to check out the reports anyway. 07/15/2011 @ 08:51 [ref: 41224] |
| Don King Scottsdale, AZ | I was stationed at McClellan AFB in Sacramento California from April 1958 through June 1960. We had the YC-121F as our squadron aircraft We flew it overseas several times and numerous domestic flights. Our squadron was the 1009th Special Weapons Squadron which then became the 1035th. It had awesome climbing power! Unfortunately, we almost never landed with all 4 turning.
This aircraft crashed sometime after I separated from the USAF. Does anyone have information on that crash? 05/05/2010 @ 18:18 [ref: 26135] |
| Jack L Gilbert Rio Rancho, NM | While I was working for the Naval Air Rework Facility, @ NAS Alameda, in 1981, I saw a turbine-engined Navy C-131 taxi up to the PAX terminal and park outside our shop. Also, does anyone know which unit tested the turbine-engined YC-124B? 02/13/2009 @ 08:36 [ref: 23712] |
| Cal Taylor Olympia, WA | It is great to see that some of the folks from the 1700th are still around. I have a chapter about the unit in my forthcoming book, Remembering an Unsung Giant: The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster and Its People. Most of the material comes from the hardbound book that the 1700th ATG published, and from official unit histories. If any 17ooth vets want to contact me with some personal tales, I'd love to hear them. 07/24/2005 @ 14:24 [ref: 10830] |
| Donald Brooks St. Petersburg, FL | I was in the squadron at Kelly until it disbanded, and we were sent to Dover AFB. The two "Connies" we had were really put through a rigorous workout. I and my other aircraft mechanics were very proud to be part of the history-making effort, including the speed records made by our flight crews. 01/23/2005 @ 15:37 [ref: 9229] |
| Charles J Gutekunst Oro Valley, AZ | I was the Chief of Maintenance of the Turbo Prop Test Sq.
I was also a pilot on the YC-97j We had 2 of each-Both had the T-34 Pratt and Whitney and were used as test beds to get the engine to a 1500 hour TBO (Time between Overhaul)as they were to be installed in the giant C-133 being built by Douglas at Long Beach CA. We flew the 4 planes day and night for two years, flew the engines to Hartford CN for repair and modification and flew then back to San Antonio.and got them back on the wing of one of the planes as fast as we could. Mechanics and pilots were hand picked. They got the T-56 engine up to 1500 hours on 2 YC-131C (Convair) in time for the C130's comming off the production line at Lockheed. The test Sq was set up in MATS to test new engines. Most of the Mechanics and pilots were transferred to Dover and Travis to deal with the C-133 At the time onle the troops from the Test Sq knew how to maintain Turbo Prop Airplanes 06/17/2004 @ 01:10 [ref: 7628] |
| Ken Miller Marietta, GA | I flew as the crew navigator on a trip from Charleston to Germany and return in 1956 on one of the two YC-121F aircraft in the USAF inventory. My regular duty assignment was on C-121C aircraft out of Charleston. This particular trip was flown in support of the "Hungarian Refugy Airlift" underway at that time. 09/17/2003 @ 00:27 [ref: 6699] |
| Guy E Ober , LA | This aircraft along with two YC-131 a two YC-97J belonged
to the 1700th Test Squadron in 1954-1957. When the tests were completed in 57 all personnel were reassigned to Dover AFB working the new C-133. I was a window washer and tire kicker and enjoyed every minute of my time at Kelly. 11/22/2002 @ 11:10 [ref: 6129] |
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