Transocean Air Lines Lockheed L-1049H Super
Constellation N1927H (c/n 4821)
Transocean operated two Lockheed L-1049Hs in
the late 1950s and both are shown here at
Oakland, circa 1957. They were
used briefly on Taloa's 'Royal Hawaiian" flights from Oakland
to
Honolulu. N1927H was leased from 1957 to 1959 after which
the lessor, Air Finance Corp
sold it to The Babb Company, aircraft brokers. From
there it went to non-sked Capitol Air-
ways and finally to Canairelief as CF-AEN. N1880 (below,
with enlarged rego for identiy
purposes)
was originally owned by the 1880 Corporation, a subsidiary of
Dollar Associates .
Transocean
leased it in July 1957 and then, in 1959 sub-leased it to Lufthansa as
a freighter
(it
operated as N1880). This Super Conniet had a long and colorful
career finally winding up
as a fire
and rescue hulk for the Dade County Aviation Departmernt in Miiami.
Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation
N1880 (c/n 4820)