| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NR199E |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 2D Vega |
| C/n (msn): | 40 |
| Operator Titles: | Donald B. MacMillan - Multicolor Aerial Expedition |
| Aircraft Name: | Viking |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Massachusetts, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBOS IATA: BOS Local: BOS Other: - |
| Photo Date: | September 1931 to October 1931 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 640118 |
| Photo Comment |
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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 This photo was added on 8 January 2024, and has since been viewed 319 times. |