The Shining Stars of Lockheed: From Vega to TriStar

The creation of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in 1926 was Allan Loughead’s second foray into airplane construction. His first company, Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing, built a few products between 1916 and 1920. When he started his next aviation enterprise, he decided to use the phonetic spelling (Lockheed) of his Scottish-heritage surname (Loughead) to encourage proper pronunciation of […]

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