Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E
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Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E was the twin‑engine aircraft she flew during her ill-fated 1937 attempt to circumnavigate the globe, becoming one of aviation history’s most famous missing planes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lockheed Model 10 Electra
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aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | civil aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftModel | Lockheed Model 10E Electra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRegistration | NR16020 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
long‑range transport
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record‑attempt aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftVariant | 10E ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Purdue University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amelia Earhart disappearance
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Fred Noonan disappearance ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistration | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewMember |
Amelia Earhart
NERFINISHED
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Fred Noonan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSizeOnFinalLeg | 2 ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | icon of aviation mystery ⓘ |
| customization |
additional fuel tanks installed
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modified for long‑range flight ⓘ revised interior for navigation and fuel capacity ⓘ |
| dateOfDisappearance | 2 July 1937 ⓘ |
| engineType | Pratt & Whitney R‑1340 Wasp radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | never found ⓘ |
| fundingSupportFrom | Purdue Research Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedDestination | Howland Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastDepartureAirport | Lae Airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastKnownLeg | Lae, New Guinea to Howland Island ⓘ |
| legacy | inspired numerous investigations and theories about its fate ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | widely reported disappearance in 1937 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean in 1937 ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of aviation history’s most famous missing planes ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operatedEra | Golden Age of Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Amelia Earhart
NERFINISHED
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Fred Noonan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | piston‑engine propeller ⓘ |
| radioEquipment |
direction‑finding equipment
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high‑frequency radio transmitter ⓘ |
| registrationPrefixMeaning |
N indicates United States registration
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R indicates restricted category ⓘ |
| searchEffort | subject of extensive U.S. Navy and Coast Guard search ⓘ |
| status | missing ⓘ |
| takeoffFrom | Oakland, California on world flight attempt ⓘ |
| usedFor | attempted circumnavigation of the globe ⓘ |
| worldFlightDirection | eastward ⓘ |
| yearOfMajorFlight | 1937 ⓘ |
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