The Virtual Historical Aircraft Restoration Society has enlisted the Executive Charter Division and their pilots with a Category ranking of Senior Captain or better to take to the skies on a historical flight.

Using the L049 Constellation “Connie” for short take a group of aviation enthusiasts on the same route that was followed to return the restored 54-0157 back to Sydney in 1995

Your quest begins in Tucson, Arizona at (KTUS) and ends in Sydney, Australia (YSSY) with stops in Oakland, California (KOAK), Honolulu, Hawaii (PHNL), Pago Pago, American Samoa (NSTU), and Nadi, Fiji (NFFN) for fuel.

*Some statistics about this original project:

• 16,000 man hours were expended on the restoration project (all of which were volunteered)
• Some $800,000 in cash was raised
• Approximately $1.2M was raised in sponsorship services
• 47 team trips were mounted, each averaging 14 days
• 38 hours of crew training was accomplished before the delivery flight

(* Statistics taken from the HARS)

Category: Educational/Cultural/Historic

Continent: Intercontinental

Origin: KTUS

Destination: YSSY

Stops: Non-Stop

Aircraft: Lockheed L049a

Note: Click on aircraft to sign out on this charter using the WestWind Flight Dispatch System