Doolittle Vega flies

摘要

Lockheed Vega 5C NC13705 made its first flight since 1954 on 8 July at Nut Tree Airport in Vacaville, California, with restorer Walt Bowe at the controls. Built at Lockheed's Los Angeles plant in 1933 as c 203, the wooden, Pratt & Whitney R-985-powered machine soon became the fifth Vega to be delivered to the Shell Oil Company. Designated as Shell #7, it was often flown by record-setting pilot Jimmy Doolittle while he was head of the aviation division of Shell Oil.