In our ongoing look into the history of aviation, we examine the day when the Lockheed L-188 Electra made its first flight on December 6, 1957. Named for the twin engine Model 10 Electra of the ...

There was a chance that the airlines would assume part of the cost, rather than engage in a court battle with Lockheed to determine responsibility. Electra’s troubles have already been a heavy ...

Our cover of Oct. 7, 1957, showed the first Lockheed L-188 Electra mid-range transport after ... engine turboprop entered service with Eastern Airlines in early 1959. But a series of crashes ...

Lockheed devised the Electra Junior idea after the Bureau of ... passengers to hub airports from destinations that larger ...

Tony Romeo now believes his new South Carolina-based sea exploration company captured an outline of the iconic American’s Lockheed 10-E Electra ... for Pan American Airlines, his brother ...

Most famously, a Lockheed Electra Junior was featured prominently in the famous ... A few Electra Juniors, including the one currently in Jamestown, were used in the airlines. The 1937 model was ...

From a curious Midwestern girl to a legendary aviator, Amelia Earhart's life was a daring pursuit of freedom, flight, and self-definition.