Alaska Airlines L-1649 Super Starliner N7316C

Alaska Airlines L-1649 Super Starliner N7316C 1/200 scale Western Models Western Model: quality and attention to detail of WM caught the eye of collectors all over the world. All Metal Diecast Aircraft Current registration - N7316C Delivered to TWA June 1957 as L1649A N7316C "Star of Tigris" Last passenger service with TWA on September 9, 1960 Converted to freighter by Lockheed Air Service and returned to TWA November 21, 1960 Leased to Alaska Airlines January 1962 and sold to them December 31, 1962 Converted to a bulk fuel oil carrier in 1968 To Red Dodge Aviation November 16, 1968 To Prudhoe Oil Distributing Company December 2, 1968 Possibly leased to Interior Airways in 1969 Stored at Anchorage, AK by April 1972 To Westair September 9, 1974 and flown to Kenai, AK for storage during winter 1974-75 To Onyx Aviation November 14, 1975 To Burns Aviation January 17, 1976 Abandoned at Stewart Airport, NY after arriving from Le Bourget on July 26, 1976 To Maine Coast Airways (Maurice Roundy) on May 23, 1983 Restored and flown to Auburn-Lewiston Airport, ME on November 9, 1983 Stored at Auburn-Lewiston Airport adjacent to Maurice Roundy's home Maurice plans on flying aircraft on the US airshow circuit and restoration underway in August 2002 Sold to Jim Thompson, a Florida land developer, and registered to him on April 19, 2006 Still on Maurice's property at the Aurburn-Lewston Airport in August 2006 and restoration is continuing at a slow pace under his direction Returned to Maurice in early 2007 due to non-payment Aircraft, along with N974R and N8083H, sold at auction on December 18, 2007 to Lufthansa Berlin-Stiftung Under restoration at Auburn-Lewiston Airport by Lufthansa. Expected completion date is 2011