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   Lockheed Constellation

   TWA's requirements led to the L-049 Constellation, designed by Lockheed engineers including Kelly Johnson and Hall Hibbard. Willis Hawkins, another Lockheed engineer, maintains that the Excalibur program was purely a cover for the Constellation.
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   List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft

   November 8 - Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8, a Lockheed Constellation L-049, crashes on landing at Byrd Field near Richmond, Virginia; all 74 passengers — mostly new US Army recruits being flown to their base for training — die of carbon monoxide asphyxiation, along with three crew members; the captain and flight engineer survive by escaping the burning wreckage.
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   Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8

   Two crew members — the captain and flight engineer — survived after escaping the burning wreckage. ... First, its first officer was also a captain, who was more senior and had more total flying time and L-049 experience than the designated captain.
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   P-38 Lightning

   The Lightning had a major effect on other aircraft; its wing, in a scaled-up form, was used on the L-049 Constellation. ... Related designs were known from French and Swiss firms.
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   Howard Hughes

   He also had a hand in the design and financing of both the Boeing 307 Stratoliner and Lockheed L-049 Constellation. ... ↑ Hughes Designs Hospital Bed."
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   London Heathrow Airport

   On 16 April a Panair Lockheed L-049 Constellation landed after a flight from Rio de Janeiro, the first aircraft of a foreign airline to land at Heathrow.
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   C-130J Super Hercules

   The Hercules has also outlived several planned successor designs, most notably the Advanced Medium STOL Transport contestants. ... ... assigned) · L-040 · L-041 · L-042 · L-044 · L-045 · L-049 · L-050 · L-051 · L-052 · L-060 · L-061 · L-062 ·...
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   Lockheed U-2

   As often happens with new aircraft designs, there were several operational accidents, some fatal. ... ... assigned) · L-040 · L-041 · L-042 · L-044 · L-045 · L-049 · L-050 · L-051 · L-052 · L-060 · L-061 · L-062 ·...
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   C-130 Hercules

   The remaining five companies tendered a total of ten designs: Lockheed two, Boeing one, Chase three, Douglas three, Airlifts Inc. one. ... ... assigned) · L-040 · L-041 · L-042 · L-044 · L-045 · L-049 · L-050 · L-051 · L-052 · L-060 · L-061 · L-062 ·...
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    F-104 Starfighter

    In March, his team was assembled; they studied several aircraft designs, ranging from small designs at 8,000 lb (3,629 kg), to fairly large ones at 50,000 lb (23,680 kg). ... ... assigned) · L-040 · L-041 · L-042 · L-044 · L-045 · L-049 · L-050 · L-051 · L-052 · L-060 · L-061 · L-062 ·...

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• Lockheed Constellation,
• List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft,
• Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8,
• P-38 Lightning,
• Howard Hughes,
• London Heathrow Airport,
• C-130J Super Hercules,
• Lockheed U-2,
• C-130 Hercules,
• F-104 Starfighter

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