This Day in Aviation History
February 23rd, 1934
First flight of the Lockheed Model 10 Electra.
The Lockheed Model 10 Electra was a twin-engine, all-metal monoplane airliner developed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in the 1930s to compete with the Boeing 247 and Douglas DC-2. The type gained considerable fame as one was flown by Amelia Earhart on her ill-fated around-the-world expedition in 1937….
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Wikipedia, Lockheed Model 10 Electra:
YouTube, Lockheed10A: http://gstv.us/1UjfYC1
YouTube, Flying Lockheed 10A in Newton, KSL http://gstv.us/1UjfZpM
YouTube, Lockheed L-10 Electra: http://gstv.us/1Ujg3pv
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I was planning on just resharing the post I did on the Model 10 Electra last year but lots of new content became available due to the completion of a Model 10 restoration in the spring of 2015. To my knowledge, OK-CTB is the only flying Model 10 flying. The first video is well edited and set to music. If you want to listen to the tune of radial engines, I suggest watching this video: http://gstv.us/1UjfZpM The second video is of a interview produced by TheWichitaEagle The third video has some great aerial drone shots of the Model 10.
Tanner2001 This is not the same aircraft. This is the sister ship (identical air frame and engines) as the one in which Amelia Earhart attempted her around the world flight. This aircraft was flown by Earhart and crashed in near the Oakland, California airport. She was on a publicity flight when that crash happened. This aircraft now resides at the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field near Seattle, Washington
A fine aircraft at the beginning of the Golden Age of commercial aviation.
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Classic. Clean lines. Beautiful
Talk about an elegant plane, I think Lockheed was way ahead of the curve when they produced the Electra… Very nice …
J Roberts
Yes, and the BIG turboprop Electra. One of my favorites. Truly strange way of starting the engines. Like the “10” the profile is elegant.
Commercial aviation had so much astounding design, on both sides of the Atlantic. Check out the FW 200 and its over the top livery.
Lockheed10 vs Boeing247 vs Douglas DC2 ….. the winer is…
Bruce Babcock will do, thnx for the info.. 👍👍
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Wow very large plane
Very nice
One of the prettiest aircraft ever flown if I won the lottery I’d have one of these in a hangar with a beech stagerwing works of art
I with you Donn Jones. The only other business aircraft that competes with the Lockheed Model 10 is the Howard 500.
Gazing Skyward TV Aviation funny you should mention that a couple of years ago I was lucky enough to see a hughes 500 during post restoration test flight in coventry england one loud beautiful aircraft
Donn Jones would it happen to be this aircraft? https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iWgIr7XXTFPhuOUM1Abpr2kEk2trT5p553iwvyAWPWmPqjaQrepczcMouZQC1yDwDqknHYBSHv6Xt2iIvKHTVa77jA3s2rhYz51-=s0
Here is a photo of it in the old paint scheme: https://img.planespotters.net/photo/271000/original/n500ln-private-howard-500-lockheedpv-1_PlanespottersNet_271028.jpg
Gazing Skyward TV Aviation that’s the baby in the old livery I believe it’s howard hughes personal aircraft but God she was beautiful
Figured that Donn Jones. I’m lucky to be able to see both the Howard 500s on a frequent basis. In fact two of my friends are checked out to fly them.
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