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| On final approach to LeBourget on June 3, 1971 while in service with CATAIR (Steve Williams) | In tow at Chateau Bougon Airport on May 1, 2004 to new home at AEROSCOPE Musuem (David Catta) | The old girl is looking lovely in Air France colors on April 8, 2010 (Graham Robson) |
- Final registration - F-BRAD
- Delivered to Air France November 1953 as L1049C F-BGNJ
- Converted to L1049E and later L1049G
- Retired by Air France October 30, 1963 and stored at Orly-Paris, France
- To TAE September 1966 as EC-BEN and painted in full color scheme but never delivered
- Stored at Orly and possibly sold to a mysterious Panamanian company in August 1967
- To Air Fret September 5, 1968 as F-BRAD
- Used on Biafran Airlift
- To CATAIR on December 31, 1969
- Retired by CATAIR early 1973
- Ferried to Nimes-Garons May 1973
- Ferried to Chateau Bougon Airport, Nantes May 1974 for use as a tourist attraction
- Painted in the color scheme of the prototype Super Constellation mid-1975
- Painted in Air France color scheme by 1985
- French government designated aircraft a "historic monument" in 2001
- Restoration began ~2001 and aircraft stripped of its Air France color scheme and green primer applied
- Moved to the future site of AEROSCOPE at Chateau Bougon Airport May 1, 2004
- Being painted in period Air France colors May 2006
- "Unofficial" rollout April 16, 2007 in period Air France colors as F-BGNJ
- Interior restoration to continue with plan to put on display at AEROSCOPE museum in 2009
- French military authorities prohibited access to aircraft in January 2009 saying it was parked in a restricted military area
- Military authorities finally relented and aircraft moved to another space on the airport 17/18 October 2009
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