| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC965Y |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 5C Vega Special |
| C/n (msn): | 171 |
| Aircraft Name: | Record Breaker |
| Location | |
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| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 January 1939 to 26 August 1943 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 425463 |
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Built in 1931, this Vega was used, as NR965Y, by Amelia Earhart to fly to from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California on 11 January 1935. She also took it from LA to Mexico City and from Mexico to Newark. The tailfin records a speedy NY to LA flight as well. The name Record Breaker was given by later owner Glover Ruckstell, who bought the plane in 1939 for sightseeing flights, presumably over the Grand Canyon. Photo from: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation This photo was added on 29 December 2021, and has since been viewed 429 times. |