Lockheed Corporation
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The Lockheed Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer. Lockheed was founded in 1926 and merged in 1995 with Martin Marietta to form Lockheed Martin. Its founder, Allan Lockheed, had earlier
P-38J Lightning Yippee
P-38 Lightning assembly line at the Lockheed plant, Burbank, California, in World War II. In June 1943, this assembly line was reconfigured into a mechanized line, which more than doubled the rate of production. The transition to the new system was accomplished in only eight days. During this time production never stopped. It was continued outdoors.
A Lockheed L-049 Constellation sporting the livery of Trans World Airlines at the Pima Air & Space Museum
A Lockheed Super Constellation in Air India livery
Lockheed bribery scandals
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From the late 1950s to the 1970s, officials of U.S. aerospace company Lockheed paid bribes in the process of negotiating the sale of aircraft. The scandal caused considerable political controversy in
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter in Luftwaffe markings
Franz Josef Strauss in 1982
An All Nippon Airways L-1011 TriStar at Osaka International Airport in 1992
The Dutch Prince Bernhard and Queen Juliana returning from Italy because of developments in the Lockheed scandal. In the back seat Juliana with her dog Sara. The Netherlands, August 26, 1976.