 The first commercial flight of the L-049 occurred on February 5, 1946 with TWA's "Star of Paris" flying from New York City to Paris.The flight lasted nearly 17 hours, stopping over in both Ireland and Newfoundland.On January 14, 1946, Pan Am began flying its L-049 equipment between Bermuda and New York, replacing the slower Boeing 314 Clipper that flew before it.