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
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
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
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:396031Submit Correction
View count: 416
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
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive