BillW:

Many pleasant memories fo the -3, when I left Piedmont for the USAF we were just getting the first F-27 birds, the -3's were still "Front Line" aircraft. Ours were all Wright engined.

But the -3 didn't have a mean bone in her body. Just a truly nice airplane.

The exact opposite was the Constellation. Bite you in the butt in a heartbeat. Nastiest version was the 1649 with the turbo-compound R-3350 engines. Also known as the "World's Fastest Tri-motor."

Oh well...

Bill.