Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation crash, Oct 31, 1954 (42 killed)
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation accident on October 31, 1954 near Atlantic Ocean, World with 42 fatalities. Cause: Unknown; the board found a...
- Date: October 31, 1954
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 42
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Unknown; the board found a sudden, violent force of unknown origin rendered the aircraft uncontrollable
A US Navy Lockheed R7V-1 Super Constellation flying from Patuxent River NAS to Port Lyautey, Morocco, with a stop at Lajes, disappeared over the Atlantic. Its last radio call put it about 400 miles east of Baltimore. The aircraft went out of control at about 17,000 feet with no distress call, and no trace of it or its 42 occupants was found.