Lockheed 18 LodeStar crash, Oct 29, 1948 (8 killed), Elbe...
Lockheed 18 LodeStar accident on October 29, 1948 near Elbe Island Tuscany, Italy with 8 fatalities.
- Date: October 29, 1948
- Aircraft: Lockheed 18 LodeStar
- Location: Elbe Island Tuscany, Italy
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
The Lodestar G-AKPD left Croydon for Rome on 29 October 1948 and disappeared over the Tyrrhenian Sea without sending a distress call. Search operations found no trace of the aircraft, and debris was found floating off Elba in November 1948. No trace of the eight occupants was found.