It is with great regret to inform you, that Frank Lang had passed away on Saturday, July 10th. at a hospital in Houston/ Texas. Frank was the chief-pilot of the MATS-Connie for over 10 years and flew the aircraft to Zürich in August 1998 for the 50 years celebrations of Zürich Airport. Frank accumulated more than 10'000 flying hours on the Lockheed Constellation and more than 40'000 hours in total. In April 2005, Frank flew "his" Connie to South Korea for retirement and display at the Korean Air Museum at Jeju-Island.Copyright Photo: MATS; Military Air Transport Service Lockheed C-121A /L-749A 48-0609 (cn 2601) (del. to USAF: 31.12.1948) (Peter Schneider, 11. August 1998)
