Great, Big, Beautiful Connie - Answer!

As per frankmcvey (Angel) "With her long legs and her shapely curves, Connie ..... (was) one of the most beautiful and one of the most recognisable airliners ever built."

Several of these planes can be seen in Google Earth at various locations around the World.

One such plane was seen for the first time in Google Earth on 17 March 2001;


She was then seen at a different spot on 23 Aug 2005;


Her clearer View at second location on 07 Apr 2010;


She was last seen at second location on 19 Mar 2015;


Now she can be seen here;


Please post her GM views at First, Second and Current locations respectively.

 

Well done Wiili1 and Utapao

It is a rather difficult quiz so I am giving clue a bit earlier;

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Connie's current location is down under!

well, i did not understand your clue but i found a website which is talking about this very airplane!

only 2 locations, correct?

Well done Krenek.

Sept 8, 2018 21:14:19 GMT krenek said:

well, i did not understand your clue

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Down Under - Traditionally a colloquial term for Australia.

Sept 8, 2018 21:14:19 GMT krenek said:

only 2 locations, correct?

It depends how you define a location. Two different spots in the same area can be construed as two locations!  

Another clue;

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Final location is an Aviation Museum in Australia.

For first location try searching for the news story about it being in the Museum.

Well done all! 

The answer is;

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Lockheed Super Constellation also known as Super Connie. (frankmcvey post in old GEC)

This particular frame first appeared in GE imagery as per below;
17 March 2001 at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila. Coordinates: 14.522255, 121.003269

23 August 2005 again at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila. Coordinates: 14.519519, 121.005461

19 March 2015
Last Seen at above location in slightly dis-assembled form. Missing in subsequent imagery


22 August 2017 - Currently at Qantas Founders Museum, Longreach Airport, Longreach, Australia Google Maps

Full Story - CNN