Aircraft Photo of NR869E | Lockheed 5C Vega

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NR869E
Aircraft Original Type:	Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Generic Type:	Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega
Aircraft Version:	Lockheed 5C Vega
C/n (msn):	118
Aircraft Name:	Century of Progress

Location
City / Airport:	New York - Floyd Bennett Field (closed)Map
Region / Country:	New York, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: - IATA: - Local: NOP Other: -

Photo Date:	22 May 1933
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	396031

Photo Comment
The second Vega NR869E. The first (c/n 69) crashed during a round-the-world flight. Salvaged parts were used to prepare this plane, ex NC106N with Standard Oil, for a second attempt. The Stanovo eagle on the fuselage formed the basis for a spectacular red on blue livery. Jimmie Mattern departed solo on 3 June 1933, but found navigation difficult and crashed due to the use of tractor fuel following an unscheduled landing in Siberia. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 29 September 2021, and has since been viewed 531 times.

Photo Comment

The second Vega NR869E. The first (c/n 69) crashed during a round-the-world flight. Salvaged parts were used to prepare this plane, ex NC106N with Standard Oil, for a second attempt. The Stanovo eagle on the fuselage formed the basis for a spectacular red on blue livery. Jimmie Mattern departed solo on 3 June 1933, but found navigation difficult and crashed due to the use of tractor fuel following an unscheduled landing in Siberia. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution

This photo was added on 29 September 2021, and has since been viewed 531 times.

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