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Duncan Fenn has taken some magnificent photos of the Super Constellation owned and operated by the HARS Aviation Museum at Shellharbour Regional Airport (YSHL), Albion Park, Australia. According to Mr. Fenn, of Duncan Fenn Photography VH-EAG ‘Southern Preservation’ is in fact the militarized version of the Super Constellation or ‘Connie’ as it is affectionately known. […]

Article content The masses have always had a fascination with big planes. So in 1954, Trans-Canada Airlines decided the best way to introduce its new line of Lockheed Super Constellations was to fly one to Vancouver and let the public tour it. “Not just a Constellation,” said an ad in the May 4, 1954 Vancouver Sun. “Not just a Super Constellation. But the latest, greatest version of this superb aircraft type. Truly a SUPER Constellation!” Try refreshing your browser, or This Week in History: 1954 The Lockheed Super Constellation ushers in an age of luxury in air travel Back to video...

From Amelia Earhart's final flight to a plane that vanished over the Bermuda Triangle, these aviation mysteries continue to baffle historians and Internet sleuths alike. Photo: Everett Collection/Shutterstock The fate of Amelia Earhart The disappearance of Amelia Earhart continues to be one of the most talked-about missing plane mysteries in history. On July 2, 1937, the world-famous American aviator and her partner, Fred Noonan, disappeared in her Lockheed Model 10-E Electra. The pair took off from Lae, Papa New Guinea, with the goal of flying around the world—unfortunately, they lost con...

“The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win” By Maria Konnikova 326 pages Konnikova is a psychologist with an interest in con artistry and game theory. She approached her publisher inspired by Colson Whitehead’s Noble Shuffle, where a magazine gave a novelist 10K to play a Vegas poker tournament. It was an entertainment. Konnikova does another take — ultimately as entertaining, and more helpful to the novice. The author wasn’t a player when she pitched the idea to her publisher, but gave herself a year to try to win at a Vegas tournament...