On January 9, 1943, the Lockheed L-049 Constellation took flight for the first time, introducing pressurized airline travel and one of the most recognizable airliner designs in aviation history.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) – To describe the Lockheed Constellation as a rare aircraft would be an understatement. There are only a ...

Lockheed is one of aviation’s most storied names, a company whose designs spanned from pioneering twin-engine airliners of the 1930s to some of the most advanced widebody aircraft of the jet age. Yet ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. 1959 photograph showing the failed engine of an Eastern Air Lines Lockheed Model 1049 Super Constellation in flight somewhere over the east coast ...