Polished Aluminium Lockheed Constellation Model monogram-FM 5 cm/1 inch (height)

5 cm/1 inch (height)

Dimensions: 18

) Dorothy recounted the episode saying that the moment they hauled anchor in Southampton they knew the ship was going for the ‘Blue Riband’ as she never stopped blowing her fog horn and the ships boilers were fired with such intensity that coal and cinders rained down on the deck so much that one could not go outside for the whole voyage

A delightful leather covered miniature trunk

5 inches/4 cm

Polished Aluminium Lockheed Constellation Model monogram-FM 5 cm/1 inch (height)A wonderful cast aluminium model of a Lockheed Constellation mounted on original steel stand, all polished to a mirror finish; circa 1945. In 1939, Trans World Airlines (TWA), at the instigation of major stockholder Howard Hughes, requested a 40 passenger transcontinental airliner with a range of 3,500 miles. TWA's requirements led Lockheed to the design of the L 049 Constellation. However, with the onset of World War II, the TWA aircraft entering