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| Operated by Pacific Air Transport in the late 1960's, seen stored at FTL in October 1970 (Nelson Hare via Stephen Miller) |
Quisqueyana flew the last scheduled Connie passenger flight with this aircraft. Seen here at San Juan, PR in May 1972 (William W. Sierra) | In service with TRADO in 1979 and 1980. Seen here at San Juan, PR in March 1980 shortly before its ill fated flight to Guajiro (Unknown) |
- Final registration - HI-332
- Delivered to Eastern Airlines May 1947 as L649 N105A
- Converted to L749A in 1950
- Leased to Paramount Airlines, Admiral Airways, Trans California Airlines, Great Lakes Airlines from 1961 to 1966
- To Great Lakes Airlines October 1966
- To Huff Airsupply October 1967 and back to Great Lakes May 1968
- To Pacific Air Transport August 1968
- Out of service and stored at Ft. Lauderdale in PAT colors by June 1970
- To Quisqueyana August 1971 as HI-207
- Quisqueyana operated last scheduled Constellation passenger flight on January 19, 1978
- To TRADO as HI-332 in 1979
- To an unknown buyer the last week of February 1980 for a reported $180,000
- Reportedly written off after attempting a three-engine takeoff from a dirt strip northeast of Riohacha in the Colombian Department of Guajira in early March 1980 while on a smuggling mission
- Impounded and abandoned in Guajira riddled with bullet holes
- No reports since 1981
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