From its origins in the 1940s as a military transport and commercial airliner to its retirement in the late 20th century, the Lockheed Constellation played a pivotal role in shaping global aviation.

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 ...

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 ...