37 results found
Registration / Serial:31-405
Alternate Serial:AC31-405
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed Y1C-12
C/n (msn):158
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:2 October 1930
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:669210Submit Correction
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The US Army bought two Vegas, both DL-1 aircraft with metal fuselages, built in Detroit. 31-405 was assigned to NACA at Langley and scrapped in 1935. The other one was 31-408, a DL-1B Special, designated Y1C-17. The fastest aircraft in the Army, it was used for an attempt at America's west to east transcontinental speed record, but crashed in Kentucky. Also, one L-5C Vega was impressed during WWII as 42-94148. Photo from: US Air Force
Registration / Serial:31-405
Alternate Serial:AC31-405
Aircraft Version:Lockheed Y1C-12
C/n (msn):158
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:2 October 1930
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:31-405
Alternate Serial:AC31-405
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed Y1C-12
C/n (msn):158
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:2 October 1930
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:669210Submit Correction
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The US Army bought two Vegas, both DL-1 aircraft with metal fuselages, built in Detroit. 31-405 was assigned to NACA at Langley and scrapped in 1935. The other one was 31-408, a DL-1B Special, designated Y1C-17. The fastest aircraft in the Army, it was used for an attempt at America's west to east transcontinental speed record, but crashed in Kentucky. Also, one L-5C Vega was impressed during WWII as 42-94148. Photo from: US Air Force
Registration / Serial:31-405
Alternate Serial:AC31-405
Aircraft Version:Lockheed Y1C-12
C/n (msn):158
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Photo Date:2 October 1930
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:N105W
Alternate Registration:NC105W
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):72
Aircraft Name:The Winnie Mae of Oklahoma
City / Airport:Polk City - Orlampa (FA08)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:Fantasy of Flight
Photo Date:5 June 2010
Photo by:Derek FergusonContact
Photo ID:654974Submit Correction
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Registration / Serial:N105W
Alternate Registration:NC105W
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):72
City / Airport:Polk City - Orlampa (FA08)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:5 June 2010
Photo by:Derek FergusonContact
Registration / Serial:N105W
Alternate Registration:NC105W
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):72
Aircraft Name:The Winnie Mae of Oklahoma
City / Airport:Polk City - Orlampa (FA08)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:Fantasy of Flight
Photo Date:5 June 2010
Photo by:Derek FergusonContact
Photo ID:654974Submit Correction
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Registration / Serial:N105W
Alternate Registration:NC105W
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):72
City / Airport:Polk City - Orlampa (FA08)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:5 June 2010
Photo by:Derek FergusonContact
Registration / Serial:N965Y
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 2D Vega
C/n (msn):40
Operator Titles:Continental Airlines
City / Area:Dearborn / Henry Ford Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Collection:Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Photo Date:21 June 1991
Photo by:Glenn ChatfieldContact
Photo ID:650522Submit Correction
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Constructed January 1929 as aVega 1 and owned by Lockheed as NC199E. 19 Jun '31: MacMillan Arctic Exploration Co.Ltd., Los Angeles, CA and remodeled as a Vega Special. 11/33: New owner converted it to Vega 2D. Many owners over the years, including Paul Mantz who registered it N965Y. 5/68: Acquired by Ford Museum.
Registration / Serial:N965Y
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 2D Vega
C/n (msn):40
Operator Titles:Continental Airlines
City / Area:Dearborn / Henry Ford Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Photo Date:21 June 1991
Photo by:Glenn ChatfieldContact
Registration / Serial:N965Y
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 2D Vega
C/n (msn):40
Operator Titles:Continental Airlines
City / Area:Dearborn / Henry Ford Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Collection:Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Photo Date:21 June 1991
Photo by:Glenn ChatfieldContact
Photo ID:650522Submit Correction
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Constructed January 1929 as aVega 1 and owned by Lockheed as NC199E. 19 Jun '31: MacMillan Arctic Exploration Co.Ltd., Los Angeles, CA and remodeled as a Vega Special. 11/33: New owner converted it to Vega 2D. Many owners over the years, including Paul Mantz who registered it N965Y. 5/68: Acquired by Ford Museum.
Registration / Serial:N965Y
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 2D Vega
C/n (msn):40
Operator Titles:Continental Airlines
City / Area:Dearborn / Henry Ford Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Photo Date:21 June 1991
Photo by:Glenn ChatfieldContact
Registration / Serial:NR199E
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 2D Vega
C/n (msn):40
Operator Titles:Donald B. MacMillan - Multicolor Aerial Expedition
Aircraft Name:Viking
City / Airport:Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (KBOS / BOS)Map
Region / Country:Massachusetts, United States
Photo Date:September 1931 to October 1931
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:640118Submit Correction
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Donald MacMillan (1874-1970), standing on the float, made over 30 expeditions to the Arctic. In 1931 he used this white and orange Vega on an air survey and photo expedition to Labrador and Greenland, sponsored by Multicolor film. Built as an L-1 Vega in 1929, the plane had first been used by an operator in Montana. After MacMillan it had many owners. In the 1960s it was used for movie work by Paul Mantz and Frank Tallman, and registered N965Y to play Amelia Earhart's Vega NC965Y. It is preserved in the Henry Ford museum in Dearborn. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library
Registration / Serial:NR199E
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 2D Vega
C/n (msn):40
Operator Titles:Donald B. MacMillan - Multicolor Aerial Expedition
City / Airport:Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (KBOS / BOS)Map
Region / Country:Massachusetts, United States
Photo Date:September 1931 to October 1931
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NR199E
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 2D Vega
C/n (msn):40
Operator Titles:Donald B. MacMillan - Multicolor Aerial Expedition
Aircraft Name:Viking
City / Airport:Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (KBOS / BOS)Map
Region / Country:Massachusetts, United States
Photo Date:September 1931 to October 1931
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:640118Submit Correction
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Donald MacMillan (1874-1970), standing on the float, made over 30 expeditions to the Arctic. In 1931 he used this white and orange Vega on an air survey and photo expedition to Labrador and Greenland, sponsored by Multicolor film. Built as an L-1 Vega in 1929, the plane had first been used by an operator in Montana. After MacMillan it had many owners. In the 1960s it was used for movie work by Paul Mantz and Frank Tallman, and registered N965Y to play Amelia Earhart's Vega NC965Y. It is preserved in the Henry Ford museum in Dearborn. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library
Registration / Serial:NR199E
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 2D Vega
C/n (msn):40
Operator Titles:Donald B. MacMillan - Multicolor Aerial Expedition
City / Airport:Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (KBOS / BOS)Map
Region / Country:Massachusetts, United States
Photo Date:September 1931 to October 1931
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:42-94148
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed UC-101
C/n (msn):210
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:December 1942 to July 1943
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:610767Submit Correction
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Built in 1934, the last Vega, NC14236 - see other photo of this c/n - was requisitioned, as the sole UC-101, for the US Army Corps of Engineers. It was actually used by the Army's First Motion Picture Unit, flown by the well-known movie stunt pilot, Paul Mantz. It is seen here with the XC-69 Constellation prototype, NX25600. Photo from: Lockheed Martin
Registration / Serial:42-94148
Aircraft Version:Lockheed UC-101
C/n (msn):210
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:December 1942 to July 1943
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:42-94148
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed UC-101
C/n (msn):210
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:December 1942 to July 1943
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:610767Submit Correction
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Built in 1934, the last Vega, NC14236 - see other photo of this c/n - was requisitioned, as the sole UC-101, for the US Army Corps of Engineers. It was actually used by the Army's First Motion Picture Unit, flown by the well-known movie stunt pilot, Paul Mantz. It is seen here with the XC-69 Constellation prototype, NX25600. Photo from: Lockheed Martin
Registration / Serial:42-94148
Aircraft Version:Lockheed UC-101
C/n (msn):210
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:December 1942 to July 1943
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NC14236
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):210
City / Airport:Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:June 1934 to December 1942
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:610745Submit Correction
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The last Vega built. Standard paint scheme, white with green trim. Owned by W P Fuller, paint manufacturers, until 1936, then by Phillips Petroleum. Requisitioned as the sole UC-101, 42-94148, and flown by Paul Mantz - see other photo of this c/n. Sold as N48610 to Boardman Precision Manufacturing Co in 1944. Crashed near El Paso on 9 June 1945.
Registration / Serial:NC14236
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):210
City / Airport:Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:June 1934 to December 1942
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:NC14236
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):210
City / Airport:Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:June 1934 to December 1942
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:610745Submit Correction
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The last Vega built. Standard paint scheme, white with green trim. Owned by W P Fuller, paint manufacturers, until 1936, then by Phillips Petroleum. Requisitioned as the sole UC-101, 42-94148, and flown by Paul Mantz - see other photo of this c/n. Sold as N48610 to Boardman Precision Manufacturing Co in 1944. Crashed near El Paso on 9 June 1945.
Registration / Serial:NC14236
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):210
City / Airport:Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:June 1934 to December 1942
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
City / Airport:Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:18 August 1928
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:593097Submit Correction
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Crashed into Crook Canyon, Arizona, in bad weather, killing both occupants, on November 5, 1928. Photo from: Los Angeles Public Library
Registration / Serial:NX4769
Alternate Registration:X4769
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5 Vega
C/n (msn):7
City / Airport:Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:18 August 1928
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
City / Airport:Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:18 August 1928
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:593097Submit Correction
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Crashed into Crook Canyon, Arizona, in bad weather, killing both occupants, on November 5, 1928. Photo from: Los Angeles Public Library
Registration / Serial:NX4769
Alternate Registration:X4769
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5 Vega
C/n (msn):7
City / Airport:Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:18 August 1928
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:N12288
Alternate Registration:NC12288
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed DL-1B Vega Special
C/n (msn):161
Operator Titles:Braniff Airways
City / Airport:Oklahoma City - Will Rogers World (KOKC / OKC)Map
Region / Country:Oklahoma, United States
Photo Date:1937
Photo from:Andy Anderson CollectionContact
Photo ID:570589Submit Correction
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From a 1937 image showing one of the Braniff Airlines fleet at what is probably the site of the current Oklahoma City airport. Although the registration letters are mostly obscured, this is also most certainly Lockheed Vega NC12288 (later N12288). Constructed in March 1933 by ex-employees of the bankrupt Detroit Aircraft who had purchased a majority interest in Lockheed in 1929. The aircraft was originally owned by Morrell Meat Packing Company but was modified for Braniff use. It later passed to other owners and was later wrecked. The remains were recovered and restored to flying condition.
Registration / Serial:N12288
Alternate Registration:NC12288
Aircraft Version:Lockheed DL-1B Vega Special
C/n (msn):161
Operator Titles:Braniff Airways
City / Airport:Oklahoma City - Will Rogers World (KOKC / OKC)Map
Region / Country:Oklahoma, United States
Photo Date:1937
Photo from:Andy Anderson CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:N12288
Alternate Registration:NC12288
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed DL-1B Vega Special
C/n (msn):161
Operator Titles:Braniff Airways
City / Airport:Oklahoma City - Will Rogers World (KOKC / OKC)Map
Region / Country:Oklahoma, United States
Photo Date:1937
Photo from:Andy Anderson CollectionContact
Photo ID:570589Submit Correction
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From a 1937 image showing one of the Braniff Airlines fleet at what is probably the site of the current Oklahoma City airport. Although the registration letters are mostly obscured, this is also most certainly Lockheed Vega NC12288 (later N12288). Constructed in March 1933 by ex-employees of the bankrupt Detroit Aircraft who had purchased a majority interest in Lockheed in 1929. The aircraft was originally owned by Morrell Meat Packing Company but was modified for Braniff use. It later passed to other owners and was later wrecked. The remains were recovered and restored to flying condition.
Registration / Serial:N12288
Alternate Registration:NC12288
Aircraft Version:Lockheed DL-1B Vega Special
C/n (msn):161
Operator Titles:Braniff Airways
City / Airport:Oklahoma City - Will Rogers World (KOKC / OKC)Map
Region / Country:Oklahoma, United States
Photo Date:1937
Photo from:Andy Anderson CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:NC32M
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):102
Operator Titles:The Detroit News
City / Airport:Detroit - Coleman A Young Municipal (KDET / DET)Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Photo Date:21 December 1929
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:549379Submit Correction
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Operated by The Detroit News on wheels, skis and even floats. WWJ was the call sign of the pioneering Detroit News Radiophone, today WWJ Newsradio 950. Photo from: The Henry Ford
Registration / Serial:NC32M
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):102
Operator Titles:The Detroit News
City / Airport:Detroit - Coleman A Young Municipal (KDET / DET)Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Photo Date:21 December 1929
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NC32M
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):102
Operator Titles:The Detroit News
City / Airport:Detroit - Coleman A Young Municipal (KDET / DET)Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Photo Date:21 December 1929
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:549379Submit Correction
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Operated by The Detroit News on wheels, skis and even floats. WWJ was the call sign of the pioneering Detroit News Radiophone, today WWJ Newsradio 950. Photo from: The Henry Ford
Registration / Serial:NC32M
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):102
Operator Titles:The Detroit News
City / Airport:Detroit - Coleman A Young Municipal (KDET / DET)Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Photo Date:21 December 1929
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NR500V
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):112
Aircraft Name:City of New York
City / Airport:Harbour Grace (CHG2)Map
Region / Country:Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Photo Date:3 August 1930
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:445107Submit Correction
View count: 284
The rough, remote airstrip at Harbour Grace saw many successful and unsuccessful transatlantic flight attempts. Pilot Henry Brown and John Mears walked away from the wreck of Mears' Vega. Dog Tailwind ran off and was not found. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada
Registration / Serial:NR500V
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):112
City / Airport:Harbour Grace (CHG2)Map
Region / Country:Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Photo Date:3 August 1930
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NR500V
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):112
Aircraft Name:City of New York
City / Airport:Harbour Grace (CHG2)Map
Region / Country:Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Photo Date:3 August 1930
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:445107Submit Correction
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The rough, remote airstrip at Harbour Grace saw many successful and unsuccessful transatlantic flight attempts. Pilot Henry Brown and John Mears walked away from the wreck of Mears' Vega. Dog Tailwind ran off and was not found. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada
Registration / Serial:NR500V
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):112
City / Airport:Harbour Grace (CHG2)Map
Region / Country:Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Photo Date:3 August 1930
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NR500V
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):112
Aircraft Name:City of New York
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:7 May 1930 to 3 August 1930
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:445082Submit Correction
View count: 296
Photo presumably taken at Roosevelt Field. Pilot Henry Brown, owner John Mears and dog Tailwind took off from Roosevelt Field on 1 August 1930 for their 'goodwill flight round the world' but crashed on take-off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland two days later - see other photo. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:NR500V
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):112
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:7 May 1930 to 3 August 1930
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NR500V
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):112
Aircraft Name:City of New York
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:7 May 1930 to 3 August 1930
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:445082Submit Correction
View count: 296
Photo presumably taken at Roosevelt Field. Pilot Henry Brown, owner John Mears and dog Tailwind took off from Roosevelt Field on 1 August 1930 for their 'goodwill flight round the world' but crashed on take-off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland two days later - see other photo. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:NR500V
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):112
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:7 May 1930 to 3 August 1930
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NR7952
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):22
City / Area:Londonderry / Ballyarnett Country Park [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Photo Date:22 May 1932 to 31 May 1932
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:429542Submit Correction
View count: 215
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic solo in May 1932. She took off in Harbour Grace and intended to reach Paris but ran into a storm and had to put her 'Little Red Bus' down in a pasture near Londonderry. Photo from: Derry Central Library
Registration / Serial:NR7952
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):22
City / Area:Londonderry / Ballyarnett Country Park [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Photo Date:22 May 1932 to 31 May 1932
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NR7952
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):22
City / Area:Londonderry / Ballyarnett Country Park [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Photo Date:22 May 1932 to 31 May 1932
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:429542Submit Correction
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Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic solo in May 1932. She took off in Harbour Grace and intended to reach Paris but ran into a storm and had to put her 'Little Red Bus' down in a pasture near Londonderry. Photo from: Derry Central Library
Registration / Serial:NR7952
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):22
City / Area:Londonderry / Ballyarnett Country Park [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Photo Date:22 May 1932 to 31 May 1932
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NR496M
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5 Vega Special
C/n (msn):619
Promotional Titles:Crosley Radio
Aircraft Name:Akita
City / Airport:Jersey City (closed)Map
Region / Country:New Jersey, United States
Photo Date:26 August 1931
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:428829Submit Correction
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'Ruth Nichols, society aviatrix, who plans another transatlantic attempt in the near future, made first test flight of her reconstructed plane, the Akita, at Jersey City, NJ, airport, on Aug. 26. She is fairly recovered from spine injuries she suffered June 23 [actually 22] when her plane cracked up at the St. John, NB, airport on her contemplated ocean flight.' Nichols' delays allowed Amelia Earhart to become the first woman to solo across the Atlantic in May 1932. Below the cockpit it reads 'Loaned to Ruth Nichols by Crosley Radio Corp.' Crosley Radio Corp. titles on tailfin. The strange c/n 619 was assigned by the CAA according to Lockheed records. Photo from: Federal Aviation Administration
Registration / Serial:NR496M
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5 Vega Special
C/n (msn):619
City / Airport:Jersey City (closed)Map
Region / Country:New Jersey, United States
Photo Date:26 August 1931
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NR496M
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5 Vega Special
C/n (msn):619
Promotional Titles:Crosley Radio
Aircraft Name:Akita
City / Airport:Jersey City (closed)Map
Region / Country:New Jersey, United States
Photo Date:26 August 1931
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:428829Submit Correction
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'Ruth Nichols, society aviatrix, who plans another transatlantic attempt in the near future, made first test flight of her reconstructed plane, the Akita, at Jersey City, NJ, airport, on Aug. 26. She is fairly recovered from spine injuries she suffered June 23 [actually 22] when her plane cracked up at the St. John, NB, airport on her contemplated ocean flight.' Nichols' delays allowed Amelia Earhart to become the first woman to solo across the Atlantic in May 1932. Below the cockpit it reads 'Loaned to Ruth Nichols by Crosley Radio Corp.' Crosley Radio Corp. titles on tailfin. The strange c/n 619 was assigned by the CAA according to Lockheed records. Photo from: Federal Aviation Administration
Registration / Serial:NR496M
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5 Vega Special
C/n (msn):619
City / Airport:Jersey City (closed)Map
Region / Country:New Jersey, United States
Photo Date:26 August 1931
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NR965Y
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega Special
C/n (msn):171
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:12 January 1935
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Earhart in Oakland. Amelia had just become the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to the US mainland. By 1935 this was no longer a major aviation milestone, but it still meant a dangerous 19-hour flight. Photo from: Purdue University Libraries
Registration / Serial:NR965Y
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega Special
C/n (msn):171
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:12 January 1935
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Registration / Serial:NR965Y
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega Special
C/n (msn):171
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:12 January 1935
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Earhart in Oakland. Amelia had just become the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to the US mainland. By 1935 this was no longer a major aviation milestone, but it still meant a dangerous 19-hour flight. Photo from: Purdue University Libraries
Registration / Serial:NR965Y
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega Special
C/n (msn):171
City / Airport:Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland International (KOAK / OAK)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:12 January 1935
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Registration / Serial:NR965Y
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega Special
C/n (msn):171
City / Airport:Wahiawa - Wheeler Army Airfield (PHHI / HHI)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1935 to 11 January 1935
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Amelia Earhart's Vega NR965Y, almost certainly seen at Wheeler Field before her 19-hour flight to Oakland, California. Photo from: Purdue University Libraries
Registration / Serial:NR965Y
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega Special
C/n (msn):171
City / Airport:Wahiawa - Wheeler Army Airfield (PHHI / HHI)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1935 to 11 January 1935
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Registration / Serial:NR965Y
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega Special
C/n (msn):171
City / Airport:Wahiawa - Wheeler Army Airfield (PHHI / HHI)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1935 to 11 January 1935
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Amelia Earhart's Vega NR965Y, almost certainly seen at Wheeler Field before her 19-hour flight to Oakland, California. Photo from: Purdue University Libraries
Registration / Serial:NR965Y
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega Special
C/n (msn):171
City / Airport:Wahiawa - Wheeler Army Airfield (PHHI / HHI)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1935 to 11 January 1935
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Registration / Serial:NC965Y
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega Special
C/n (msn):171
Aircraft Name:Record Breaker
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1939 to 26 August 1943
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Built in 1931, this Vega was used, as NR965Y, by Amelia Earhart to fly to from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California on 11 January 1935. She also took it from LA to Mexico City and from Mexico to Newark. The tailfin records a speedy NY to LA flight as well. The name Record Breaker was given by later owner Glover Ruckstell, who bought the plane in 1939 for sightseeing flights, presumably over the Grand Canyon. Photo from: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
Registration / Serial:NC965Y
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega Special
C/n (msn):171
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1939 to 26 August 1943
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Registration / Serial:NC965Y
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega Special
C/n (msn):171
Aircraft Name:Record Breaker
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1939 to 26 August 1943
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Built in 1931, this Vega was used, as NR965Y, by Amelia Earhart to fly to from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California on 11 January 1935. She also took it from LA to Mexico City and from Mexico to Newark. The tailfin records a speedy NY to LA flight as well. The name Record Breaker was given by later owner Glover Ruckstell, who bought the plane in 1939 for sightseeing flights, presumably over the Grand Canyon. Photo from: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
Registration / Serial:NC965Y
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega Special
C/n (msn):171
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1939 to 26 August 1943
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Registration / Serial:NR869E
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5 Vega
C/n (msn):69
City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1932 to 5 July 1932
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The first Vega NR869E. Jimmie Mattern and Bennett Griffin, whose names are marked in the circle on the fuselage, flew this plane from Floyd Bennett Field to Berlin in July 1932 as part of a round-the-world attempt. They crashed in Belarus as the cabin door came off and struck the tailplane. Smaller parts of the wreck were returned to the USA and used in the refurbishment of Mattern's second Vega, ex NC106N, with the reg NR869E, too, carried over at his request. Both aircraft went by the name Century of Progress, but it is not worn here. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:NR869E
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5 Vega
C/n (msn):69
City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1932 to 5 July 1932
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Registration / Serial:NR869E
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5 Vega
C/n (msn):69
City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1932 to 5 July 1932
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The first Vega NR869E. Jimmie Mattern and Bennett Griffin, whose names are marked in the circle on the fuselage, flew this plane from Floyd Bennett Field to Berlin in July 1932 as part of a round-the-world attempt. They crashed in Belarus as the cabin door came off and struck the tailplane. Smaller parts of the wreck were returned to the USA and used in the refurbishment of Mattern's second Vega, ex NC106N, with the reg NR869E, too, carried over at his request. Both aircraft went by the name Century of Progress, but it is not worn here. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:NR869E
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5 Vega
C/n (msn):69
City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1932 to 5 July 1932
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Registration / Serial:NC106N
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):118
Operator Titles:Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Promotional Titles:Stanavo
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:1 January 1930 to 10 April 1933
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Stanavo was the aviation fuel brand of Standard Oil (Esso). This airframe was originally Vega 5 NC7440, c/n 20. It was rebuilt in September-October 1929 and the new c/n 118 was issued. 'Originally painted white, red lettering, then with eagle outline and later with full length eagle paint job, red on white.' When Jimmie Mattern acquired it in 1933 it was presumably in a dismantled state. It was refurbished using only a few parts of his crashed Vega NR869E (c/n 69), but Mattern wished to retain his old reg. He crashed the new NR869E in Siberia in June 1933. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum
Registration / Serial:NC106N
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):118
Operator Titles:Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:1 January 1930 to 10 April 1933
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Registration / Serial:NC106N
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):118
Operator Titles:Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Promotional Titles:Stanavo
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:1 January 1930 to 10 April 1933
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Stanavo was the aviation fuel brand of Standard Oil (Esso). This airframe was originally Vega 5 NC7440, c/n 20. It was rebuilt in September-October 1929 and the new c/n 118 was issued. 'Originally painted white, red lettering, then with eagle outline and later with full length eagle paint job, red on white.' When Jimmie Mattern acquired it in 1933 it was presumably in a dismantled state. It was refurbished using only a few parts of his crashed Vega NR869E (c/n 69), but Mattern wished to retain his old reg. He crashed the new NR869E in Siberia in June 1933. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum
Registration / Serial:NC106N
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5B Vega
C/n (msn):118
Operator Titles:Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:1 January 1930 to 10 April 1933
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Registration / Serial:NR869E
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):118
Aircraft Name:Century of Progress
City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:22 May 1933
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The second Vega NR869E. The first (c/n 69) crashed during a round-the-world flight. Salvaged parts were used to prepare this plane, ex NC106N with Standard Oil, for a second attempt. The Stanovo eagle on the fuselage formed the basis for a spectacular red on blue livery. Jimmie Mattern departed solo on 3 June 1933, but found navigation difficult and crashed due to the use of tractor fuel following an unscheduled landing in Siberia. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:NR869E
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):118
City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:22 May 1933
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Registration / Serial:NR869E
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):118
Aircraft Name:Century of Progress
City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:22 May 1933
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The second Vega NR869E. The first (c/n 69) crashed during a round-the-world flight. Salvaged parts were used to prepare this plane, ex NC106N with Standard Oil, for a second attempt. The Stanovo eagle on the fuselage formed the basis for a spectacular red on blue livery. Jimmie Mattern departed solo on 3 June 1933, but found navigation difficult and crashed due to the use of tractor fuel following an unscheduled landing in Siberia. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:NR869E
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):118
City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:22 May 1933
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Registration / Serial:NC105W
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):122
Aircraft Name:The Winnie Mae of Oklahoma
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:15 March 1935 to 31 December 1935
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Built in 1930. Named Winnie Mae after the daughter of oil man F. C. Hall, the original owner and a friend of pilot Wiley Post, who used it to win the 1930 National Air Race Derby, from Los Angeles to Chicago, and to fly around the world twice, in 1931 and 1933. The fourth achievement recorded on the rear fuselage is a high-altitude flight on 15 March 1935, with Post wearing an early pressure suit. The aircraft was acquired for preservation by the Smithsonian even before Post's fatal accident in August of the same year. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum
Registration / Serial:NC105W
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):122
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:15 March 1935 to 31 December 1935
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Registration / Serial:NC105W
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):122
Aircraft Name:The Winnie Mae of Oklahoma
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:15 March 1935 to 31 December 1935
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Built in 1930. Named Winnie Mae after the daughter of oil man F. C. Hall, the original owner and a friend of pilot Wiley Post, who used it to win the 1930 National Air Race Derby, from Los Angeles to Chicago, and to fly around the world twice, in 1931 and 1933. The fourth achievement recorded on the rear fuselage is a high-altitude flight on 15 March 1935, with Post wearing an early pressure suit. The aircraft was acquired for preservation by the Smithsonian even before Post's fatal accident in August of the same year. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum
Registration / Serial:NC105W
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):122
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:15 March 1935 to 31 December 1935
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