Thomas Jay Park in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Lockheed L-049

Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

1. Lockheed L-049 Marker

Inscription. Lockheed
L-049
Constellation
(Airliner)
1943-1948
*Star of Switerland *
On loan from
the U.S. Air Force Museum
Restored by Trans World Airlines

Erected by Pima Air & Space Museum. (Marker Number 15.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.

Location. 32° 8.324′ N, 110° 52.108′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Thomas Jay Park. It can be reached from East Valencia Road 0.3 miles west of South Wilmot Road. The marker is located in the southern section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6000 East Valencia Road, Tucson AZ 85756, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sky Islands,

in the Sonoran Desert,

and in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Gadsden Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Beechcraft AT-7 (within shouting distance of this marker); Sikorsky JRS-1 (S-43) (within shouting distance of this marker); Beechcraft UC-45J (within shouting distance of this marker); Lockheed T-33A (within shouting distance of this marker); Sud Aviation Caravelle (within shouting distance of this marker); Boeing 737-300 (within shouting distance of this marker); Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 MLD (within shouting distance of this marker); Beechcraft Model 2000A Starship (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.

More about this marker. The marker is located on the outside section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. There is an entry fee required to visit both the inside and outside sections of the museum.

Also see . . . Lockheed L-049 Constellation.

The Lockheed L-049 Constellation was the first model of the Lockheed Constellation aircraft line. It entered service as the C-69 military transport aircraft during World War II for the United States Army Air Forces and was the first civilian version after the war. When
Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

2. The Lockheed L-049 and Marker
production ended in 1946 it was replaced by the improved L-649 and L-749 Constellation. Source: Wikipedia

(Submitted on November 12, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Lockheed L-049 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

3. The Lockheed L-049

The rear side of the Lockheed L-049 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

4. The rear side of the Lockheed L-049

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 12, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.