NORMAN LOOP MEMORIAL COLLECTION
No. 4203. Lockheed 5A Vega (NC308H c/n 79)
Photographed at Lockheed Factory, Burbank, California, USA, ca. 1929, by Norman Loop

Lockheed 5A Vega

05/22/2005. Remarks by Pat Loop: "Sold to B.F. Goodrich as the official tour plane for the 1929 National Air Tour. It was piloted by Leland E. Shoenhair to world records for 62 mls (100 km) carrying 1,323 lb (600 kg) and 2,205 lb (1,000 kg) loads at speeds of about 180 mph (290 kmh) in February 1930."

Lockheed 5A Vega


Created May 22, 2005