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| C-69 Constellation | |
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| A C-69 Constellation in flight | |
| Role | Transport |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed |
| Designer | Kelly Johnson |
| First flight | January 9, 1943 |
| Introduction | July 28, 1943 |
| Retired | 1945 (except C-69C) |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | United States Army Air Forces |
| Produced | 1942–1945 |
| Number built | 22 |
| Variants | L-049 Constellation |
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.
It first flew in 1943, and production of the 22 constructed was shared between the United States Army Air Forces (15) and commercial carriers. Most of the C-69 aircraft built were later converted into civilian airliners under the designation Lockheed L-049 Constellation.[1]
- ^ Breffort, Dominique. Lockheed Constellation: from Excalibur to Starliner Civilian and Military Variants. Paris: Histoire and Collecions, 2006. Print. ISBN 2-915239-62-2. p. 11 to p. 17.