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==Surviving aircraft== [[File:L-10A Electra at WCAM.JPG|thumb|right|'''Electra 10A''' "CF-TCC" in [[Trans-Canada Air Lines]] livery at the [[Western Canada Aviation Museum]]]] [[File:Lockheed Electra (6305853672).jpg|thumb|right|Lockheed Electra at the [[Science Museum (London)]]]] * 1011 – Electra 10A on static display at the [[Pima Air and Space Museum]] in [[Tucson, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ELECTRA|url=http://www.pimaair.org/aircraft-by-name/item/lockheed-model-10-electra|website=Pima Air & Space Museum|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023063228/http://www.pimaair.org/aircraft-by-name/item/lockheed-model-10-electra|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N4963C]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N4963C|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=23 October 2017|archive-date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023173924/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N4963C|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1015 – Electra 10E on static display at the [[Museum of Flight]] in [[Seattle, Washington]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed Model 10-E Electra|url=http://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/lockheed-model-10-e-electra|website=The Museum of Flight|access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N72GT]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N72GT|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=23 October 2017|archive-date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023115711/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N72GT|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1026 – Electra 10A on display at the [[Oakland Aviation Museum]] in [[Oakland, California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed L-10 Electra, c/n 1026, c/r N38BB|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=24285|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref> * 1037 – Electra 10A on static display at the [[Science Museum (London)|Science Museum]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - LockheedL-10 Electra, c/n 1037, c/r G-LIOA|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=616|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref> * 1042 ''Muriel'' – Electra 10E on static display at the [[Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum]] at [[Amelia Earhart Airport]] in [[Atchison, Kansas]]. Delivered to Atchison in August 2016, it was previously owned by Grace McGuire, who had planned on using it to recreate Amelia Earhart's around-the-world flight.<ref>{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N1602D]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N1602D|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=23 October 2017|archive-date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023064042/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N1602D|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Cronkleton|first1=Robert A.|title=Plane similar to Amelia Earhart's aircraft to arrive Monday in Atchison, Kan.|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article97071152.html|access-date=23 October 2017|work=The Kansas City Star|date=21 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Original Sister-Ship to Earhart's Plane to Make Final Journey Home to Atchison, Kansas, Birthplace of Amelia Earhart|url=http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12244646/original-sister-ship-to-earharts-plane-to-make-final-journey-home-to-atchison-kansas-birthplace-of-amelia-earhart|website=AviationPros|date=15 August 2016}}</ref> * 1052 – Electra 10A on static display at the [[New England Air Museum]] in [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed 10-A 'Electra'|url=http://neam.org/ac-lockheed-10a.php|website=New England Air Museum|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023063312/http://neam.org/ac-lockheed-10a.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> Originally an XR2O-1 used for transporting high ranking staff by the U.S. Navy, it is now painted in Northwest Airlines colors. At one point it was intended to use this machine for a recreation of the Earhart flight but it was not carried out.<ref>{{cite web|title=Visit|url=http://neam.org/visit/visit.asp|website=New England Air Museum|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925213810/http://neam.org/visit/visit.asp|archive-date=25 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed XR20-1, s/n 0267 USN, c/n 1052, c/r N57573|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=4246|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref> * 1091 – Electra 10A airworthy with [[Ivo Lukačovič]] at [[Točná Airport]] in [[Točná|Točná, Prague]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed Electra 10A Jana Antonína Baťi|url=http://www.tocna.cz/letadla-na-tocne/lockheed-electra-10a|website=Prague Tocna Airport|access-date=23 October 2017|language=cs|archive-date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023235959/http://www.tocna.cz/letadla-na-tocne/lockheed-electra-10a/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Registered previously as OK-CTB (now N241M), it was one of two owned by [[Bata Shoes|Bata Shoe Co.]] in Prague, Czechoslovakia before WWII. At the outbreak of WWII it was evacuated to England, and onward to Canada where it served with the [[History of the Royal Canadian Air Force|RCAF]]. After a succession of US owners, it was eventually reacquired by Bata Shoe, and fully restored by Wichita Air Services in Newton, Kansas.<ref>{{cite news|title=1937 Electra being restored for trip home to Prague|url=http://www.kansas.com/news/business/aviation/article1311223.html|access-date=23 October 2017|work=The Wichita Eagle|date=27 August 2014}}</ref> Wearing its original colors and registration marks, it was flown back to Prague in May 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/5574822-last-flying-electra-10-lands-at-warplane-heritage-for-maintenance/|title=Last flying Electra 10 lands at Warplane Heritage for maintenance|date=2015-04-24|newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator|access-date=2016-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Johnstone|first1=Chris|title=BAŤA'S LOCKHEED ELECTRA PLANE RETURNS AFTER MORE THAN 75 YEARS|url=http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/batas-lockheed-electra-plane-returns-after-more-than-75-years|website=Czech Radio|publisher=Český Rozhlas|access-date=23 October 2017|date=28 May 2015}}</ref> * 1112 – Electra 10A on static display at the [[Canada Aviation and Space Museum]] in [[Ottawa, Ontario]]. Originally purchased by [[Trans-Canada Air Lines]] as their first new aircraft, it was transferred to the RCAF in 1939, with whom it served for most of World War II. After the war it was operated by a number of private owners. It survived into the 1960s when [[Ann Pellegreno]] between June 7 and July 10, 1967, flew the aircraft on a round-the-world flight to commemorate Amelia Earhart's last flight in 1937. After being acquired by Air Canada, it was restored in 1968 and donated to the museum.<ref>{{cite web|title=LOCKHEED L-10A ELECTRA|url=http://ingeniumcanada.org/aviation/collection-research/artifact-lockheed-l-10a-electra.php|website=Ingenium|access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed L-10A Electra, s/n 1526 RCAF, c/n 1112, c/r CF-TCA|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=106056|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref> * 1116 – Electra 10A airworthy at the [[Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada]] in [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]]. It was one of a second batch of three Electras delivered to Trans-Canada Airlines. Found in Florida in the early 1980s by a vacationing Air Canada employee, it was returned to Winnipeg for restoration. In 1987 it flew across Canada in honor of the 50th anniversary of [[Air Canada]] – who owns and operates the aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed 10A Electra, CF-TCC|url=http://www.royalaviationmuseum.com/1071/lockheed-10a-electra-cf-tcc|website=Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada|access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Aircraft Details [CF-TCC]|url=http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/ADet.aspx?id=14041|website=Transport Canada|date = 28 August 2013|access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref> * 1130 – Electra 10A on static display at the [[National Naval Aviation Museum]] in [[Pensacola, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|title=L-10 ELECTRA|url=http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=l-10_electra|website=National Naval Aviation Museum|publisher=Naval Aviation Museum Foundation|access-date=22 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed L-10A Electra, c/n 1130, c/r N19HL|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=36942|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref> * 1138 – Electra 10A on static display at the [[Museum of Transport and Technology]] in [[Auckland]].<ref>{{cite web|title=AIRCRAFT [LOCKHEED MODEL 10E ELECTRA]|url=http://www.motat.org.nz/collections/collection-online/aircraft-lockheed-model-10e-electra-542477|website=MOTAT|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023065516/http://www.motat.org.nz/collections/collection-online/aircraft-lockheed-model-10e-electra-542477|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1145 - Electra 10A airworthy with Rob Mackley at Auckland, New Zealand registered as ZK-AFD.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aircraft Registry Query Results|url=https://www.aviation.govt.nz/aircraft/aircraft-registration/aircraft-register-search/ShowDetails/AFD|website=Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand|publisher=aviation.govt.nz/|access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> Aircraft ex [[LAN Chile]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed Electra 10A C/n 1145|url=https://www.aerorestoration.co.nz/current-projects/lockheed-electra-10a-c/n-1145|website=Aero R|publisher=aerorestoration.co.nz/|access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> previously registered CC226 'Diego de Almagro', CC-LGN-507, CC-CLG-0005, CC-CLEA-231 and N10310.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed L10 Electra|url=http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/electra.html|website=Kiwi Aircraft Images|publisher=kiwiaircraftimages.com/|access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> * 3105 – XC-35 in storage at the [[Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility]] of the [[National Air and Space Museum]] in [[Suitland, Maryland]]. It was used for testing pressurization.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed XC-35 Electra|url=http://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/lockheed-xc-35-electra|website=Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=24 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524122142/https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/lockheed-xc-35-electra|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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