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Lockheed 10-E Electra NR16020: picture

PhotographPublic domainFlown on the world flight from 17 March 1937; last heard 2 July 1937Copy of Lockheed 10-E Electra NR16020
Lockheed 10-E Electra NR16020: picture
Lockheed 10-E Electra NR16020: picture

The aircraft itself is the evidence every search looks for: its engines and structure carried serial numbers. The photographs below record how it looked in 1937, against which claimed wreckage (such as the 2-2-V-1 panel) is compared.

Underwood & Underwood, 1937. Public domain

Copies 1

PictureUnderwood & Underwood · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (per Commons)1 step from the original

Where it was made

1Howland Island200 km1200 km
Howland Island · Island

Sources 1

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Lockheed 10-E Electra NR16020: picture [Copy CPY0CYPN7NC15CZ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CYPN7NC15CZ
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