BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT LOCKHEED CONSTELLATION
The Lockheed Constellation is a propeller-driven, four-engine airliner built between 1943 and 1958. Lockheed built Constellation in numerous models. The Constellation was used as a civil airliner and as a military and civilian air transport.
The Lockheed L-049 Constellation was the first model of the Constellation aircraft line. It entered service as the C-69 military transport aircraft during World War II for the United States Army Air Forces, and was the first civilian version after the war. Most of the C-69 aircraft built, were later converted into civilian airliners under the new designation L-049. When production ended in 1946, L-049 was replaced by the improved L-649 and L-749 Constellation. The Lockheed L-1649 Starliner was the last model of the Lockheed Constellation line of airliners.
The worst accident to Lockheed Constellation line aircraft happened on March 16, 1962, when Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 disappeared over the Western Pacific Ocean. The aircraft was a Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation. There were 107 people on board. The aircraft has never been found.
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RELATED LINKS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT LOCKHEED CONSTELLATION
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WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE ABOUT LOCKHEED L-049 CONSTELLATION
WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE ABOUT LOCKHEED L-649 CONSTELLATION
WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE ABOUT LOCKHEED L-749 CONSTELLATION
WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE ABOUT LOCKHEED L-1049 SUPER CONSTELLATION
WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE ABOUT LOCKHEED L-1649 STARLINER
LIST OF LOCKHEED CONSTELLATION VARIANTS
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