Vega Aircraft Corporation
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The Vega Aircraft Corporation was a subsidiary of the Lockheed Aircraft Company in Burbank, California, responsible for much of its parent company's production in World War II.
The Vega Starliner at Union Air Terminal, circa 1940
A worker at the Vega Aircraft Corporation during World War II
A Vega 35 operated by the Civil Air Patrol
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
Vega Aircraft Corporation
…The Vega Aircraft Corporation was a subsidiary of the Lockheed Aircraft Company in Burbank, California, responsible for much of its parent company's production in World War II. The company was first formed in August 1937 as the…
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