Winnie Mae
Aircraft flown by Wiley Post / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 for the fastest around-the-world flight in 1931, with a time of 8 days, 15 hours, and 51 minutes, the first solo around-the-world flight in 1933,[1] and the flight altitude record in 1934, reaching 50,000 feet.[2] The Winnie Mae was sold to the Smithsonian Institution after Wiley Post's death, where it is currently being displayed at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.
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Winnie Mae | |
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Winnie Mae at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center | |
Role | Lockheed Vega |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Corporation |
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Manufactured | 1930 |
Registration | NR105W |
Owners and operators | Florence C. Hall, Wiley Post |
Preserved at | Smithsonian Institution displayed at the National Air and Space Museum |
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