Lockheed Vega 5C "Winnie Mae"

NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
The Lockheed Vega 5C "Winnie Mae" is the first airplane to fly twice around the world. Piloted by Wiley Post, the "Winnie Mae" made its first round-the-world flight in 1931, with Harold Gatty as navigator. Flying alone, Post made his second round the-world flight in 1933. Later Post flew the plane on a number of pioneering altitude and distance flights in the substratosphere.

 

Album Tree

Navigator

  • Jimmy Doolittle NASM
  • Johnson 1911 monoplane
  • Lockheed L1011 Delta
  • Lockheed P-3 Orion
  • Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
  • Lockheed Vega 5C "Winnie Mae"
  • Lunar Rover
  • MAJ Audie Murphy
  • Mars Exploration Rover
  • McDonnell Douglas A-4F Skyhawk Blue Angels
  • McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender
  • McDonnell Douglas TA-4 Skyhawk

Photo info

  • Title: Lockheed Vega 5C "Winnie Mae"
  • Description: NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM

    SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

    The Lockheed Vega 5C "Winnie Mae" is the first airplane to fly twice around the world. Piloted by Wiley Post, the "Winnie Mae" made its first round-the-world flight in 1931, with Harold Gatty as navigator. Flying alone, Post made his second round the-world flight in 1933. Later Post flew the plane on a number of pioneering altitude and distance flights in the substratosphere.
  • File name: winnie-mae-960.jpg
  • Dimensions: 960 x 671 px

Latest Updates