Django’s Pictorial Legacy: The TWA Photos

spatzo · July 2014

This "Connie" was later modificated (maybe 1948 or 1949) by a change of motors (between 51 and 46 motor types) and some cabin amenagement was also changed (between 26 and 46 cabin types).

He also changed his name on this occasion from Paul Jones to Portugal. We can have a look to this plane here:

spatzo · July 2014

Finally he was sold to Panair do Brasil in 1950 and was renamed "Bandeirante Domingos Dias Prado" under PP-PDC

Teddy Dupont · July 2014

spatzo wrote: »

Django's visa clearly indicates that he arrived on flight NC88856 thus "Paul Jones" and not on a "Yankee Clipper" as indicated by Michael Dregni in his excellent book on Django

Yes I think the "Yankee Clipper" aircraft was a flying boat but according to the article in the 30th October, New York Times, the plane Django arrived on was a "Pan American Clipper" which, as you say, was Lockheed Constellation.

Teddy Dupont · July 2014

spatzo wrote: »

Django arrived by plane on 29 October 1946

Ummmmmm! Really!?

The photo I mean. Not the date.

spatzo · July 2014

Umm...

Yes "Yankee Clipper" was a Boeing 314

spatzo · July 2014

Excellent article Teddy!

Teddy Dupont · July 2014

spatzo wrote: »

Excellent article Teddy!

Thank you.

Teddy Dupont · July 2014

Here is Django about to make his first flight on a Hillman Airways (later British Airways) plane to the UK with Jean Sablon in 1934.

spatzo · July 2014

I do understand Django's fear seeing such a fragile but beautiful plane!

In fact a Hillman's Airways De Havilland "Dragon Rapide" crash occurred on October, 2nd 1934 into the English Channel 4 miles off Folkestone, Kent, killing all seven people on board...

Fortunately Django's flight was on April, 11th 1934