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Like every other major type in long service and operation, accidents and incidents have been recorded that have substantially reduced the numbers flying. The following list is typical of such a record of operational use. The fatalities listed below only include those who were on board Lockheed Constellations.
Two civilians were killed; four civilians injured. Among the dead was a pregnant 24-year-old woman. Her five-year-old daughter survived with burns over half her body. Conlyn, call sign Cougar, stayed with the aircraft until the last possible moment. Conlyn suffered serious injuries but survived. [281] 22 November
A mid-air collision between a Lockheed C-130 Hercules and a General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon caused a ground crash at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The F-16 hit and destroyed a Lockheed C-141 Starlifter parked on the tarmac, and flaming wreckage careened into paratroopers preparing for a practice drop, killing 24 and injuring many ...
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed Constellation" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The crash of a Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star in the Shadow Mountains in the Mojave Desert, while en route from Perrin Air Force Base, Texas, to George Air Force Base, California, kills two crew just 18 miles (29 km) short of their destination.
Wreckage believed to belong to the U.S. military Osprey that crashed into the sea off Yakushima Island near Japan on Nov. 29, 2023, is seen in this handout photo taken by a Japan Coast Guard airplane.
The sole Lockheed XP-49, 40-3055, [3] a development of the P-38 Lightning, first flown 11 November 1942, suffers a crash landing at Burbank, California when the port landing gear fails to lock down due to a combined hydraulic and electrical problem. Pilot was Joe C. Towle.
It went down about 50 miles from regular patrol routes. Eighteen people were killed, and eight survived; surface vessels rescued the survivors from life rafts. Twenty-one passengers and six crew were aboard, including two women (one civilian and one WAC); one of the women was rescued. Seven bodies were recovered.