Seattle’s Museum of Flight already owns the only known piece of the Lockheed Model 10-E Electra that Amelia Earhart was flying on her ill-fated attempt to fly around the world in 1937. Now, it’s getting a whole Electra.
The aircraft is scheduled to arrive in September from Reno and become the centerpiece of a new exhibit honoring Earhart.
The Electra was Lockheed’s response to the Douglas DC-2 and the Boeing 247 passenger aircraft. It could carry 10 passengers, plus a crew of two, at a cruising speed of 190 mph, with a ceiling of 19,400 feet and range of 810 miles.
Museum of Flight adds antique replica of Earhart’s plane