Update

Lockheed Electra 10B, March 1940 (DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University)

Happy Independence Day to all! We wanted to take this opportunity to post a quick update regarding our project. We are still seeking the necessary funding for a project of this caliber; that being said, we knew the size of this project from the beginning. The importance of this project, not just to us but to aviation history, can't be stressed enough. Fifteen Lockheed Electra 10 aircraft exist worldwide, and roughly only three or four of those are airworthy, none of which are in the United States. The Electra, while best remembered for its connection to Amelia Earhart, was instrumental in the study of delivering supplemental oxygen to passengers at higher altitudes; additionally, due to the low cost of the aircraft at the time, it became an essential figure in the fleet of airlines like Northwest, Braniff, Eastern, and National - the inauguration of the Electra on commercial routes allowed for the growth and success of the airlines that owned them. With an airworthy L-10 Electra in the United States, the public can not only learn about the history of this beautiful aircraft but sit at the controls and get hands-on with history. As we mentioned earlier, this is a LARGE undertaking, but there is no plan to give up; like Amelia said, "What do dreams know of boundaries?"