Aircraft Photo of NC12287 | Lockheed 9D Orion | American Airways | AirHistory.net #7906
Aircraft
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
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:California, United States
 
Photo Date:1933
Photo from:RAScholefield Collection
Photo ID: 7906
Photo Comment

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.

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