Lockheed 10-A restoration
A shop in Newton, Kansas is finishing restoration of a model 10-A - the original "Electra". (Lockheed recycled the name a couple times over 30 years).
My understanding is that this plane was originally delivered in 1937 to Bata Shoe Co. but I have little beyond that, except that when finished, the plane will be ferried back to the Czech Republic to Bata. If any of our Newton - Wichita area people could fill in more detail, I'd be most grateful! |
barit1,
Here's another 10A - CF-TCA in the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, at Ottawa Rockcliffe Airport. Four pictures, starting here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/steelh...n/photostream/ Trans Canada Airlines first new aircraft. She used to be airworthy. Sad to see that she is now permanently grounded. I wasn't aware that she had been flown around the world. :ok: |
Best detail I've found so far: 1937 Electra being restored for trip home to Prague | The Wichita Eagle The Wichita Eagle
Apparently she was test-flown about 15 March. :) |
Barit,
I'm no longer in Wichita but the reporters at the Eagle are a friendly bunch and probably would welcome the interest so why not contact Molly McMillin yourself. |
Apparently she was test-flown about 15 March. Photo Gallery: 1937 Lockheed 10A 'Electra' Restoration | Aviation Week Looks absolutely gorgeous. http://www.planes.cz/photo/1206/1206...y-ewk-kewk.jpg |
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Looks and sounds aboslutely marvellous doesn't she? :ok:
We've been deprived of an airworthy Electra in Europe since Bernard Chabbert's suffered a gear collapse several years ago - anyone know what's happened with that? |
The bottom of the instrument panel doesn't look particularly 'knee friendly' in the event of a mishap!
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L-10-A OK-CTB is enroute to Prague. On Facebook there's a photo of it over the Greenland icecap.
http://www.facebook.com/tocnaairport...719908/?type=1 and https://www.facebook.com/tocnaairpor...hoto&sk=photos |
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Anyone know if it will pass through the UK please?
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A rough plot (subject to change I'm sure) shows it arriving in NE Scotland, Thurso perhaps, then onward to the greater London area.
Then direct to Prague. |
Looks like it's currently in Iceland.
Live(?) tracking here:Sledujte cestu Electry online | Electra se vrací dom? | Aktuality | Flying Revue |
Now appears to be at or overhead Wick.
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Duxford nightstop.
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It occurs to me that the Electra, with first flight of its prototype 23 Feb. 1934, has become the oldest aircraft type to complete a modern Atlantic crossing. :D
Closest competitor must be the DC-3/C-47. :) |
It stopped for fuel and sandwiches at EHLE (Lelystad, Netherlands) today before moving on to Germany. I haven't seen any photos yet unfortunately...
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Photos of the aircraft at Duxford can be found here
Duxford Diary (2015) - Page 42. Also another one from Le Ferte last weekend (image 16) here La Ferté-Alais Airshow 24th of May 2015 France G-APDK |
Now at Hof-Plauen (Bavaria), just short of the Czech border.
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It stopped for fuel and sandwiches at EHLE (Lelystad, Netherlands) (Dean of aviation photographers WTL is particularly enamoured of this collection) |
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