Amelia Earhart flew a Lockheed Vega 5B on her 1928 trans-Atlantic flight.
The most famous Lockheed Vega was the “Winnie Mae,” that Wiley Post flew around the world in 1931.
Aircraft description from Aero Digest, April, 1935:
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California
• Seven-place high-wing monoplane. A TC 384. P. & W. Wasp S3Dl engine, 450 horsepower. Span 41 [...]
From Aero Digest, April, 1935:
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California
• Seven-place low-wing monoplane. ATC 514. P. & W. Wasp S1D1 engine, 550 horsepower. Span 42 feet 9.25 inches. Length overall 28 feet 4 inches. Height overall 9 feet 8 inches. Wing area 294-1 square feet. Power loading 10.54 pounds per horsepower. Wing loading 19.72 pounds per [...]
A speedy, single-seater, low-wing monoplane, one of the first with retractable landing gear, flown by Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith on his trans-Pacific flight in 1928.
From Aero Digest, April, 1935:
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California
• President and General Manager: Robert E. Gross. Vice-president and Sales Manager: Carl B. Squier. Vice-president and Chief Engineer: Hall L. Hibbard. Export representatives: [...]
