TWA was headquartered in KC, and their central maintenance facility was out adjacent to the airport in the northland. There's a large, active group of former TWA people in the area, and they've been instrumental in the National Airline History Museum which is down at the old airport by the river in the down town area, and in finding and restoring a Constellation which is once again airworthy. I've only seen it flying over the area once, but it's still a beautiful sight in flight.
One of the stories that used to go around, back in earlier times, was that the pilot of a Connie was always under 50 years old, because it was too much tail for an old man..... Uncle Bob may be able to confirm or deny the historical accuracy of that tale