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The Lockheed Electra 10, built and designed to compete with the Boeing 247 and the Douglas DC-2, made its first flight #onthisday in 1934. #Aviationhistory #Avgeek Image: Braniff Airways postcard, Lockheed Electra, 1940s. Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds. 2015.057.340
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