Lockheed L-049 Constellation
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The Lockheed L-049 Constellation is the first model of the Lockheed Constellation aircraft line. It entered service as the C-69 military transport aircraft during World War II for the United States Ar
A Trans World Airlines L-049 Constellation in flight
Prototype XC-69, circa 1943
The Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone was the troubled powerplant of the Constellation and caused delays in the development of the aircraft.
A Pan American World Airways L-049 Constellation at London Heathrow International Airport.
Lockheed C-69 Constellation
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The Lockheed C-69 Constellation is a four-engined, propeller-driven military transport aircraft developed during World War II. It was co-developed with the Lockheed Constellation airliner.
Lockheed L-049 Constellation
…The Lockheed L-049 Constellation is the first model of the Lockheed 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. When production ended in 1946 it was replaced…
A C-69 Constellation in flight
The sole C-69C after civilianization for BOAC as an L049E at London Heathrow in 1954
The last surviving C-69 in the colors of Trans World Airlines on display at the Pima Air and Space Museum.