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| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 1 December 2009 |
| Photo by: | PropfreakContact |
| Photo ID: | 746424Submit Correction |
| View count: | 42 |
| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map | Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 1 December 2009 |
| Photo by: | PropfreakContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 1 December 2009 |
| Photo by: | PropfreakContact |
| Photo ID: | 746424Submit Correction |
| View count: | 42 |
| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map | Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 1 December 2009 |
| Photo by: | PropfreakContact |
| Registration / Serial: | NC799W |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 208 |
| Aircraft Name: | Early Bird |
| City / Airport: | Cleveland - Hopkins International (KCLE / CLE)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Event: | National Air Races 1935 |
| Photo Date: | 30 August 1935 to 2 September 1935 |
| Photo from: | William Engle Collection (via Tim Martin)Contact |
| Photo ID: | 670824Submit Correction |
| View count: | 174 |
Registered in June 1934 to the Evening News Association and operated by The Detroit News. A radio reporter could broadcast from inside the aircraft and there was a camera installed in the fairing on the left wing (visible by the man wearing a trilby hat). The Orion was commandeered in 1942 by the Defense Supplies Corp as UC-85 serial 42-62601. Released in 1944 and restored as NC799W, it was scrapped after an accident in November 1947 at Los Angeles. Photograph taken by William H Engle. Collection holder William Engle is the son of the photographer.
| Registration / Serial: | NC799W |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 208 |
| City / Airport: | Cleveland - Hopkins International (KCLE / CLE)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 30 August 1935 to 2 September 1935 |
| Photo from: | William Engle Collection (via Tim Martin)Contact |
| Registration / Serial: | NC799W |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 208 |
| Aircraft Name: | Early Bird |
| City / Airport: | Cleveland - Hopkins International (KCLE / CLE)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Event: | National Air Races 1935 |
| Photo Date: | 30 August 1935 to 2 September 1935 |
| Photo from: | William Engle Collection (via Tim Martin)Contact |
| Photo ID: | 670824Submit Correction |
| View count: | 174 |
Registered in June 1934 to the Evening News Association and operated by The Detroit News. A radio reporter could broadcast from inside the aircraft and there was a camera installed in the fairing on the left wing (visible by the man wearing a trilby hat). The Orion was commandeered in 1942 by the Defense Supplies Corp as UC-85 serial 42-62601. Released in 1944 and restored as NC799W, it was scrapped after an accident in November 1947 at Los Angeles. Photograph taken by William H Engle. Collection holder William Engle is the son of the photographer.
| Registration / Serial: | NC799W |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 208 |
| City / Airport: | Cleveland - Hopkins International (KCLE / CLE)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 30 August 1935 to 2 September 1935 |
| Photo from: | William Engle Collection (via Tim Martin)Contact |
| Registration / Serial: | NR12222 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Shell |
| Aircraft Name: | Shellightning |
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | April 1934 to December 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 655602Submit Correction |
| View count: | 257 |
Shell's attractive Lockheed Orion, flown by Jimmy Doolittle. It was built in Detroit in 1931 as a DL-2A Altair with a metal fuselage. Used as a mailplane by TWA. Following an accident, it was rebuilt as an L-9C in 1932 and sold to Shell. Damaged in 1936, then sold to Paul Mantz for air racing in 1938. The only surviving Orion, it was eventually preserved in Lucerne, Switzerland as "CH-167". Does anyone recognize this airport? On the right is probably a 'Visiting Ships' hangar. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum
| Registration / Serial: | NR12222 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Shell |
| Location: | Not known | Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | April 1934 to December 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NR12222 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Shell |
| Aircraft Name: | Shellightning |
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | April 1934 to December 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 655602Submit Correction |
| View count: | 257 |
Shell's attractive Lockheed Orion, flown by Jimmy Doolittle. It was built in Detroit in 1931 as a DL-2A Altair with a metal fuselage. Used as a mailplane by TWA. Following an accident, it was rebuilt as an L-9C in 1932 and sold to Shell. Damaged in 1936, then sold to Paul Mantz for air racing in 1938. The only surviving Orion, it was eventually preserved in Lucerne, Switzerland as "CH-167". Does anyone recognize this airport? On the right is probably a 'Visiting Ships' hangar. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum
| Registration / Serial: | NR12222 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Shell |
| Location: | Not known | Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | April 1934 to December 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC799W |
| Fleet number: | 3 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 208 |
| Operator Titles: | The Detroit News |
| City / Airport: | Detroit - Coleman A Young Municipal (KDET / DET)Map |
| Region / Country: | Michigan, United States |
| Photo Date: | 10 June 1935 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 640204Submit Correction |
| View count: | 276 |
For The Detroit News, operating an L-5 Vega, NC32M, was not a whim. In 1934 they bought this new L-9 Orion. A radio reporter could broadcast from the plane - WWJ, on the tailfin, was the call sign of the Detroit News Radiophone. There was even a photo camera installed in the fairing on the left wing. NC799W was worn earlier by the newspaper's Pitcairn autogyro. The Orion was requisitioned as 42-62601 in 1942. Scrapped after an accident in 1947. Photo from: The Henry Ford
| Registration / Serial: | NC799W |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 208 |
| Operator Titles: | The Detroit News |
| City / Airport: | Detroit - Coleman A Young Municipal (KDET / DET)Map | Region / Country: | Michigan, United States |
| Photo Date: | 10 June 1935 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC799W |
| Fleet number: | 3 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 208 |
| Operator Titles: | The Detroit News |
| City / Airport: | Detroit - Coleman A Young Municipal (KDET / DET)Map |
| Region / Country: | Michigan, United States |
| Photo Date: | 10 June 1935 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 640204Submit Correction |
| View count: | 276 |
For The Detroit News, operating an L-5 Vega, NC32M, was not a whim. In 1934 they bought this new L-9 Orion. A radio reporter could broadcast from the plane - WWJ, on the tailfin, was the call sign of the Detroit News Radiophone. There was even a photo camera installed in the fairing on the left wing. NC799W was worn earlier by the newspaper's Pitcairn autogyro. The Orion was requisitioned as 42-62601 in 1942. Scrapped after an accident in 1947. Photo from: The Henry Ford
| Registration / Serial: | NC799W |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 208 |
| Operator Titles: | The Detroit News |
| City / Airport: | Detroit - Coleman A Young Municipal (KDET / DET)Map | Region / Country: | Michigan, United States |
| Photo Date: | 10 June 1935 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC12226 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 184 |
| Operator Titles: | Varney Speed Lines |
| Aircraft Name: | East Wind |
| City / Airport: | Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 October 1931 to 25 March 1933 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 556749Submit Correction |
| View count: | 283 |
Approaching Oakland in darkness and rain on 25 March 1933, the aircraft was too low and hit the roof of a house in Hayward. The pilot, his two passengers and eleven people on the ground lost their lives. Photo from: SFO Museum
| Registration / Serial: | NC12226 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 184 |
| Operator Titles: | Varney Speed Lines |
| City / Airport: | Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 October 1931 to 25 March 1933 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC12226 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 184 |
| Operator Titles: | Varney Speed Lines |
| Aircraft Name: | East Wind |
| City / Airport: | Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 October 1931 to 25 March 1933 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 556749Submit Correction |
| View count: | 283 |
Approaching Oakland in darkness and rain on 25 March 1933, the aircraft was too low and hit the roof of a house in Hayward. The pilot, his two passengers and eleven people on the ground lost their lives. Photo from: SFO Museum
| Registration / Serial: | NC12226 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 184 |
| Operator Titles: | Varney Speed Lines |
| City / Airport: | Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 October 1931 to 25 March 1933 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC984Y |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 173 |
| Operator Titles: | Air Express Corporation |
| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 28 November 1932 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 429824Submit Correction |
| View count: | 437 |
Philip Philbin, on the left, established the Air Express Corporation at Denver in the fall of 1932 and from December, it ran a fast air cargo service between New York and Los Angeles. Flights took an average of 17 hours. The company did not last long, folding in March 1933. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution
| Registration / Serial: | NC984Y |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 173 |
| Operator Titles: | Air Express Corporation |
| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 28 November 1932 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC984Y |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 173 |
| Operator Titles: | Air Express Corporation |
| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 28 November 1932 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 429824Submit Correction |
| View count: | 437 |
Philip Philbin, on the left, established the Air Express Corporation at Denver in the fall of 1932 and from December, it ran a fast air cargo service between New York and Los Angeles. Flights took an average of 17 hours. The company did not last long, folding in March 1933. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution
| Registration / Serial: | NC984Y |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 173 |
| Operator Titles: | Air Express Corporation |
| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 28 November 1932 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC12228 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 186 |
| Operator Titles: | Varney Speed Lines |
| Aircraft Name: | Spring Wind |
| City / Airport: | Alameda - San Francisco Bay Airdrome (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1931 to March 1936 |
| Photo from: | William T. Larkins Collection |
| Photo ID: | 410349Submit Correction |
| View count: | 439 |
Photographer unknown.
| Registration / Serial: | NC12228 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 186 |
| Operator Titles: | Varney Speed Lines |
| City / Airport: | Alameda - San Francisco Bay Airdrome (closed)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1931 to March 1936 |
| Photo from: | William T. Larkins Collection |
| Registration / Serial: | NC12228 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 186 |
| Operator Titles: | Varney Speed Lines |
| Aircraft Name: | Spring Wind |
| City / Airport: | Alameda - San Francisco Bay Airdrome (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1931 to March 1936 |
| Photo from: | William T. Larkins Collection |
| Photo ID: | 410349Submit Correction |
| View count: | 439 |
Photographer unknown.
| Registration / Serial: | NC12228 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 186 |
| Operator Titles: | Varney Speed Lines |
| City / Airport: | Alameda - San Francisco Bay Airdrome (closed)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1931 to March 1936 |
| Photo from: | William T. Larkins Collection |
| Registration / Serial: | NC12223 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 181 |
| Operator Titles: | Varney Speed Lines |
| Aircraft Name: | West Wind |
| City / Airport: | Alameda - San Francisco Bay Airdrome (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1931 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 389355Submit Correction |
| View count: | 576 |
Taken in front of the Varney hangar at the Bay Airdrome (not in San Francisco). Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum
| Registration / Serial: | NC12223 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 181 |
| Operator Titles: | Varney Speed Lines |
| City / Airport: | Alameda - San Francisco Bay Airdrome (closed)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1931 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC12223 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 181 |
| Operator Titles: | Varney Speed Lines |
| Aircraft Name: | West Wind |
| City / Airport: | Alameda - San Francisco Bay Airdrome (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1931 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 389355Submit Correction |
| View count: | 576 |
Taken in front of the Varney hangar at the Bay Airdrome (not in San Francisco). Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum
| Registration / Serial: | NC12223 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 181 |
| Operator Titles: | Varney Speed Lines |
| City / Airport: | Alameda - San Francisco Bay Airdrome (closed)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1931 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC12283 |
| Fleet number: | 258 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9E Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 195 |
| Operator Titles: | TWA - Transcontinental and Western Air |
| City / Airport: | Kansas City - Charles B Wheeler Downtown (KMKC / MKC)Map |
| Region / Country: | Missouri, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 December 1933 to 8 February 1935 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 363442Submit Correction |
| View count: | 533 |
The age of the mono-mailplane! On the right is a Northrop Alpha 4A, NC933Y, with Quality Hill in Kansas City in the background. NC12283 was delivered to TWA in May 1933. In 1935, after an accident, the Babb company rebuilt it, against the manufacturer's advice, with a Lockheed Explorer wing for Wiley Post. The hybrid, NR12283, crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska on 15 August 1935, taking the lives of Post and actor Will Rogers. Photo from: Jackson County Historical Society
| Registration / Serial: | NC12283 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9E Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 195 |
| Operator Titles: | TWA - Transcontinental and Western Air |
| City / Airport: | Kansas City - Charles B Wheeler Downtown (KMKC / MKC)Map | Region / Country: | Missouri, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 December 1933 to 8 February 1935 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC12283 |
| Fleet number: | 258 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9E Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 195 |
| Operator Titles: | TWA - Transcontinental and Western Air |
| City / Airport: | Kansas City - Charles B Wheeler Downtown (KMKC / MKC)Map |
| Region / Country: | Missouri, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 December 1933 to 8 February 1935 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 363442Submit Correction |
| View count: | 533 |
The age of the mono-mailplane! On the right is a Northrop Alpha 4A, NC933Y, with Quality Hill in Kansas City in the background. NC12283 was delivered to TWA in May 1933. In 1935, after an accident, the Babb company rebuilt it, against the manufacturer's advice, with a Lockheed Explorer wing for Wiley Post. The hybrid, NR12283, crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska on 15 August 1935, taking the lives of Post and actor Will Rogers. Photo from: Jackson County Historical Society
| Registration / Serial: | NC12283 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9E Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 195 |
| Operator Titles: | TWA - Transcontinental and Western Air |
| City / Airport: | Kansas City - Charles B Wheeler Downtown (KMKC / MKC)Map | Region / Country: | Missouri, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 December 1933 to 8 February 1935 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Collection: | Verkehrshaus der Schweiz |
| Photo Date: | 28 June 2004 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Photo ID: | 327696Submit Correction |
| View count: | 601 |
This is the only survivor of 35 Lockheed Orions built in 1931. It is not the original CH-167. It is ex-NC12222 and N12222 and was converted from the Altair DL-2A to the only Orion 9C with a metal fuselage. To the museum in 1976 and marked as CH-167.
| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map | Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 28 June 2004 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Collection: | Verkehrshaus der Schweiz |
| Photo Date: | 28 June 2004 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Photo ID: | 327696Submit Correction |
| View count: | 601 |
This is the only survivor of 35 Lockheed Orions built in 1931. It is not the original CH-167. It is ex-NC12222 and N12222 and was converted from the Altair DL-2A to the only Orion 9C with a metal fuselage. To the museum in 1976 and marked as CH-167.
| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map | Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 28 June 2004 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Registration / Serial: | X-ABHA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 181 |
| Operator Titles: | Líneas Aéreas Occidentales / Varney Speed Lines |
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 1934 to 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 280222Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1021 |
Operated by Varney Speed Lines, Lineas Aereas Occidentales opened a Los Angeles to Mexico service in 1934. X-ABHA was ex NC12223 and went to the Spanish Republicans in 1937. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum
| Registration / Serial: | X-ABHA |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 181 |
| Operator Titles: | Líneas Aéreas Occidentales / Varney Speed Lines |
| Location: | Not known | Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 1934 to 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | X-ABHA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 181 |
| Operator Titles: | Líneas Aéreas Occidentales / Varney Speed Lines |
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 1934 to 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 280222Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1021 |
Operated by Varney Speed Lines, Lineas Aereas Occidentales opened a Los Angeles to Mexico service in 1934. X-ABHA was ex NC12223 and went to the Spanish Republicans in 1937. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum
| Registration / Serial: | X-ABHA |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 181 |
| Operator Titles: | Líneas Aéreas Occidentales / Varney Speed Lines |
| Location: | Not known | Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 1934 to 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC12229 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9A Orion Special |
| C/n (msn): | 187 |
| Aircraft Name: | Spirit of Fun |
| City / Area: | Sydney / Neutral Bay - Anderson Park [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 13 October 1932 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 157026Submit Correction |
| View count: | 657 |
Owned by movie mogul Hal Roach. Shipped to Australia and taken by barge to tiny Anderson Park. Flown from the park to Sydney (Mascot) Airport. The Lockheed Sirius Lady Southern Cross took off from the same park in 1934. NC12229 was flown across Australia then on to China and Africa. Crashed at Victoria Falls , Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) on November 11, 1932. Photo from: National Library of Australia
| Registration / Serial: | NC12229 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9A Orion Special |
| C/n (msn): | 187 |
| City / Area: | Sydney / Neutral Bay - Anderson Park [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 13 October 1932 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC12229 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9A Orion Special |
| C/n (msn): | 187 |
| Aircraft Name: | Spirit of Fun |
| City / Area: | Sydney / Neutral Bay - Anderson Park [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 13 October 1932 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 157026Submit Correction |
| View count: | 657 |
Owned by movie mogul Hal Roach. Shipped to Australia and taken by barge to tiny Anderson Park. Flown from the park to Sydney (Mascot) Airport. The Lockheed Sirius Lady Southern Cross took off from the same park in 1934. NC12229 was flown across Australia then on to China and Africa. Crashed at Victoria Falls , Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) on November 11, 1932. Photo from: National Library of Australia
| Registration / Serial: | NC12229 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9A Orion Special |
| C/n (msn): | 187 |
| City / Area: | Sydney / Neutral Bay - Anderson Park [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 13 October 1932 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Collection: | Verkehrshaus der Schweiz |
| Photo Date: | 14 June 2017 |
| Photo by: | Mick BajcarContact |
| Photo ID: | 146872Submit Correction |
| View count: | 309 |
| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map | Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 14 June 2017 |
| Photo by: | Mick BajcarContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Collection: | Verkehrshaus der Schweiz |
| Photo Date: | 14 June 2017 |
| Photo by: | Mick BajcarContact |
| Photo ID: | 146872Submit Correction |
| View count: | 309 |
| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map | Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 14 June 2017 |
| Photo by: | Mick BajcarContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Collection: | Verkehrshaus der Schweiz |
| Photo Date: | 26 May 2012 |
| Photo by: | Gert Jan MentinkContact |
| Photo ID: | 120620Submit Correction |
| View count: | 351 |
| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map | Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 26 May 2012 |
| Photo by: | Gert Jan MentinkContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Collection: | Verkehrshaus der Schweiz |
| Photo Date: | 26 May 2012 |
| Photo by: | Gert Jan MentinkContact |
| Photo ID: | 120620Submit Correction |
| View count: | 351 |
| Registration / Serial: | "CH-167" |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9C Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 180 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Area: | Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map | Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 26 May 2012 |
| Photo by: | Gert Jan MentinkContact |
| Registration / Serial: | CH-168 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9B Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 190 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Airport: | Dübendorf (LSMD)Map |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 1932 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
| Photo ID: | 13673Submit Correction |
| View count: | 616 |
The first of two Orion 9B's delivered to Swissair in 1932. These were the fastest airliners of the day - 195 mph cruise for 580 miles with a 575 hp Wright Cyclone and retractable u/c. 6/8 passengers. The cockpit cover is in the open position. Painted red overall. From Swissair 60 years ago.
| Registration / Serial: | CH-168 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9B Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 190 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Airport: | Dübendorf (LSMD)Map | Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 1932 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
| Registration / Serial: | CH-168 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9B Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 190 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Airport: | Dübendorf (LSMD)Map |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 1932 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
| Photo ID: | 13673Submit Correction |
| View count: | 616 |
The first of two Orion 9B's delivered to Swissair in 1932. These were the fastest airliners of the day - 195 mph cruise for 580 miles with a 575 hp Wright Cyclone and retractable u/c. 6/8 passengers. The cockpit cover is in the open position. Painted red overall. From Swissair 60 years ago.
| Registration / Serial: | CH-168 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9B Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 190 |
| Operator Titles: | Swissair |
| City / Airport: | Dübendorf (LSMD)Map | Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 1932 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
| Registration / Serial: | NC12287 |
| Fleet number: | 147 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 199 |
| Operator Titles: | American Airways |
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1933 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
| Photo ID: | 7906Submit Correction |
| View count: | 491 |
Used by American on "Air Express" services (see diamond insignia below cockpit). Carried up to five passengers plus mail. The firm changed name to American Airlines in 1934. Aircraft crashed on landing at Pittsburgh 10 January 1935. From Lockheed 60 years ago.
| Registration / Serial: | NC12287 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 199 |
| Operator Titles: | American Airways |
| Location: | In Flight | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1933 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
| Registration / Serial: | NC12287 |
| Fleet number: | 147 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 199 |
| Operator Titles: | American Airways |
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1933 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
| Photo ID: | 7906Submit Correction |
| View count: | 491 |
Used by American on "Air Express" services (see diamond insignia below cockpit). Carried up to five passengers plus mail. The firm changed name to American Airlines in 1934. Aircraft crashed on landing at Pittsburgh 10 January 1935. From Lockheed 60 years ago.
| Registration / Serial: | NC12287 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 199 |
| Operator Titles: | American Airways |
| Location: | In Flight | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1933 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
| Registration / Serial: | NC13747 |
| Other Marks: | 50 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 205 |
| Operator Titles: | Northwest Airways |
| City / Airport: | Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | December 1933 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
| Photo ID: | 7671Submit Correction |
| View count: | 374 |
This was one of 12 9D Orions built in 1933/34. Carried up to six passengers plus mail cruising at 208 mph with 550 h.p. P&W Wasp engine. Served Northwest Airways on Air Mail Route 9 from Minneapolis to Chicago. NW Airways was formed in 1926 and changed its name to NW Airlines in April 1934. From NWAL 60 years ago.
| Registration / Serial: | NC13747 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 205 |
| Operator Titles: | Northwest Airways |
| City / Airport: | Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | December 1933 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
| Registration / Serial: | NC13747 |
| Other Marks: | 50 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 205 |
| Operator Titles: | Northwest Airways |
| City / Airport: | Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | December 1933 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
| Photo ID: | 7671Submit Correction |
| View count: | 374 |
This was one of 12 9D Orions built in 1933/34. Carried up to six passengers plus mail cruising at 208 mph with 550 h.p. P&W Wasp engine. Served Northwest Airways on Air Mail Route 9 from Minneapolis to Chicago. NW Airways was formed in 1926 and changed its name to NW Airlines in April 1934. From NWAL 60 years ago.
| Registration / Serial: | NC13747 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 205 |
| Operator Titles: | Northwest Airways |
| City / Airport: | Burbank - Bob Hope (KBUR / BUR)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | December 1933 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |