Aviation Heller | Starter Kit 749 Constellation ‘Flying Dutchman’ (56393)

In 1947 K.L.M. Got The Lockheed L-49 Constellation As The First European Airline. Shortly Afterwards, The L-749 Was Introduced. K.L.M. Has Operated A Total Of 26 Lockheed L-49 / L-749 Aircraft. They Mainly Flew Long Haul Routes To North America, The Caribbean, The Far East And Australia! In 1950 The L-749 Aircraft, Which Were Delivered In 1947/48, Were Converted Into L-749A Aircraft With A Different Exhaust System And Landing Gear. Due To The Other Exhaust System, The Speed Was Slightly Increased, Namely By 8 -16 Km Per Hour. After The Introduction Of The Dc8 In 1960, The 10 Constellations That Were Then Left Were Withdrawn From Service. Five Of Them Were Sold For Scrapping In 1962/63 And The Rest Were Passed On To New Owners. The Ph-Tdk „Amsterdam“ Was Delivered To The K.L.M. On November 8, 1948. On March 3, 1954 She Was Re-Registered, Now As Ph Ldk. On November 8, 1958, The „Amsterdam“ Was Taken Out Of Service And Eventually Went To Scrapyard On June 25, 1963.