Lockheed L-749 Constellation crash, Apr 11, 1955 (16 killed)
Lockheed L-749 Constellation accident on April 11, 1955 near Natuna Besar Island Riau Islands, Indonesia with 16 fatalities. Cause: Bomb placed aboard...
- Date: April 11, 1955
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-749 Constellation
- Location: Natuna Besar Island Riau Islands, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Bomb placed aboard the aircraft, believed to be a time bomb
Air India Lockheed Constellation VT-DEP, named Kashmir Princess, was destroyed by a bomb on 11 April 1955 while flying from Hong Kong to Jakarta. It came down in the sea near Natuna Besar Island, and 16 of the 19 people on board were killed.