This illustrated history “recounts the unusual and sometimes dramatic development and operational career of one of the twentieth century’s most iconic airli

As a dedicated passenger airliner, the Lockheed Constellation was referred to as "Queen of the Skies." As a devoted warbird, she was called upon o serve the arm

Designed just before World War II after special instructions from the American tycoon Howard Hughes, the Lockheed Constellation is celebrated today as one of th

The first volume in an exciting new series about piston-engined civil airliners of the 1940s and '50s, this book uses the best archival material available from

The first of a new series that looks at classic postwar airliners. This volume charts the design and development of the Lockheed Constellation, from pre-war pro