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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instanceOf Lockheed Model 10 Electra
aircraft
twin‑engine monoplane
aircraftCategory civil aircraft
aircraftConfiguration low‑wing monoplane
aircraftModel Lockheed Model 10E Electra NERFINISHED
aircraftRegistration NR16020 NERFINISHED
aircraftRole long‑range transport
record‑attempt aircraft
aircraftVariant 10E
associatedOrganization Purdue University NERFINISHED
associatedWith Amelia Earhart disappearance
Fred Noonan disappearance
countryOfRegistration United States NERFINISHED
crewMember Amelia Earhart NERFINISHED
Fred Noonan NERFINISHED
crewSizeOnFinalLeg 2
culturalSignificance icon of aviation mystery
customization additional fuel tanks installed
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
Fred Noonan NERFINISHED
propulsionType piston‑engine propeller
radioEquipment direction‑finding equipment
high‑frequency radio transmitter
registrationPrefixMeaning N indicates United States registration
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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Lockheed Electra 10E notableAircraft Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E