#OTD in 1983, Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8 (N1968R) Lockheed L-188 Electra made a successful emergency landing at Anchorage International Airport, Alaska after one of the propellers broke away and struck the fuselage, damaging the flight controls. | Air Disasters

O ELECTRA ERA PARA SER PERFEITO, mas quase foi um FRACASSO. Conheça a história desse avião emblemático, o Lockheed L-188 Electra. Adquira o livro do Electra: https://bit.ly/ceu_azul | AERO - Por Trás da Aviação

13K views · 60 reactions | Neat old commercial featuring an AA Electra and a Chevy Corvair! Check out our You Tube channel to see hundreds of vintage & rare airliner videos! https://www.youtube.com/mcdonnell220 | Classic Airliner Videos | Facebook

6.9K views · 97 reactions | Silent film (Audio dubbed by me) from Vapor Trails, c/o High Horizons via the archives of Mr. David Robbio. Brief, but RARE interior footage of a PSA L-188A Electra departing LAX in 1976! Check out our You Tube channel to see hundreds of VINTAGE & RARE airliner videos! https://www.youtube.com/user/mcdonnell220 | Classic Airliner Videos | Facebook

75K views · 1.3K reactions | First flown in 1957, the Lockheed L-188 Elektra was the first large turboprop airliner in the United States. These planes have been sitting idle in the garage of Buffalo Airways and it's time to take these planes back into the skies. | The Wonder Channel | Facebook