NR16020
E910571
NR16020 was the Lockheed Electra 10E aircraft flown by Amelia Earhart on her ill-fated 1937 around-the-world attempt, whose disappearance remains one of aviation’s greatest mysteries.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amelia Earhart aircraft
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Lockheed Model 10 Electra ⓘ aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | landplane ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | all-metal monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftRole | long-range transport ⓘ |
| aircraftType | Lockheed Electra 10E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftVariant | 10E Special ⓘ |
| associatedMystery | Amelia Earhart disappearance ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Lockheed Aircraft Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Purdue University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Amelia Earhart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fred Noonan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistration | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of aviation history’s most famous missing aircraft ⓘ |
| dateOfDisappearance | 1937-07-02 ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin-engine ⓘ |
| engineType | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | disappeared over central Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| firstFlightPurpose | preparation for world flight GENERATED ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Purdue Research Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| intendedDestinationOnLastLeg | Howland Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastKnownDepartureAirport | Lae Airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastKnownDepartureLocation | Lae, New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastKnownFlightLeg | Lae to Howland Island ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigator | Fred Noonan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1937 around-the-world flight attempt
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disappearance over the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| notablePassenger |
Amelia Earhart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fred Noonan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Amelia Earhart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Purdue Research Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilot | Amelia Earhart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | piston-engine propeller ⓘ |
| registration | NR16020 ⓘ |
| registrationPrefix | N ⓘ |
| searchEffort | subject of extensive U.S. Navy and Coast Guard search ⓘ |
| sponsor | Purdue University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | missing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aeronautical research
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around-the-world flight attempt ⓘ long-distance aviation records ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| yearOfDisappearance | 1937 ⓘ |
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