Winnie Mae
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The Winnie Mae is a modified Lockheed 5C Vega flown by Wiley Post during the 1930 National Air Races, winning first place with a time of 9 hours, 9 minutes, and 4 seconds, as well as setting records f
Winnie Mae at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Wiley Post with Harold Gatty in front of the Winnie Mae in Germany, 1931
Winnie Mae after crash landing near Flat, Alaska, July 20th, 1933
Wiley Post's pressure suit
Lockheed Model 9 Orion
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The Lockheed Model 9 Orion is a single-engined passenger aircraft built in 1931 for commercial airlines. It was faster than any American military aircraft of that time. Designed by Richard A. von Hake
Swissair Orion Model 9B HB-LAH
A Swissair Orion undergoes flight tests
UC-85 in 1943
The Shellightning in October 1932