Constructed January 1929 as aVega 1 and owned by Lockheed as NC199E. 19 Jun '31: MacMillan Arctic Exploration Co.Ltd., Los Angeles, CA and remodeled as a Vega Special. 11/33: New owner converted it to Vega 2D. Many owners over the years, including Paul Mantz who registered it N965Y. 5/68: Acquired by Ford Museum.

Donald MacMillan (1874-1970), standing on the float, made over 30 expeditions to the Arctic. In 1931 he used this white and orange Vega on an air survey and photo expedition to Labrador and Greenland, sponsored by Multicolor film. Built as an L-1 Vega in 1929, the plane had first been used by an operator in Montana. After MacMillan it had many owners. In the 1960s it was used for movie work by Paul Mantz and Frank Tallman, and registered N965Y to play Amelia Earhart's Vega NC965Y. It is preserved in the Henry Ford museum in Dearborn. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library