Save a Survivor - Lockheed Electra 10A

Welcome aboard! This is your Captain speaking! My name is Evan, and I'm a pilot and owner of Electra-fying, LLC. My team and I need your help to return one of the few remaining Lockheed Electra 10A's to the skies and into an interactive educational experience and exhibit!

The Plane

The Electra was Lockheed's first all-metal, twin-engine aircraft; it was also the first to sport what became a trademark of Lockheed, a double tail. A highly modified Electra made the plane famous when Amelia Earhart used it on her attempted around-the-world flight in 1937. Only 149 Lockheed Electra's were produced, 101 of which were 10A's. There are only 12 survivors (one 10E and 11 10A's), and one of those survivors needs your help. This aircraft is the only one not in a museum, at least here in the United States; it can be made airworthy after a much-needed restoration.

Delivered brand new to Braniff in 1935, the aircraft flew with the airline for several years. In 1964 it was sold to Skyway Aviation and the following year to Provincetown-Boston Airlines (which eventually became Naples Airlines & Provincetown-Boston Airlines), of which it still bears the livery. However, for the last 20-25 years, possibly longer, it has been sitting in a hangar waiting to see the sky. This old girl is ready to stretch her wings and take to the skies once again.

The photo above shows two Lockheed Electra's in Braniff colors.

The Plan

After years of hoping and dreaming, our team, in late-2021, managed to locate the last Lockheed Electra 10A in the United States. Currently stored in California, this aircraft also comes with a hangar full of brand new spare parts! We hope to turn the aircraft into an interactive experience and mobile exhibit, and that's why we need your help!

This photo shows the Electra in an earlier Provincetown-Boston Airlines (PBA) scheme Courtesy of flypba

We are currently putting together an educational program to use in connection with the Electra. In this program, we hope to include the following:

We plan to tour the Electra around the country using the educational program outlined above. This program and tour will allow visitors/viewers to climb inside and experience the luxury that was 1930s air travel and to see and sit inside the cockpit. However, one of our most important goals for this project is to promote a general interest in aviation.

A successful campaign is needed to help us achieve our goal, which includes; the purchase of, transportation, restoration, maintenance and upkeep of the aircraft. With an initial goal of $970,000, the money raised during this campaign will be used to purchase the aircraft. Any additional funds received will be applied towards the transportation and restoration of the aircraft. Our team has been in contact with AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota, who can do the needed restoration; Landstar System has stated that their comapny will be able to haul the aircraft from California (where the plane is currently stored) to Minnesota.

Left side of the Electra.

A view from above, looking down on the Electra.

Right engine - note the extra fuel tanks installed.

The Budget

Aircraft interior - looking to the rear of the cabin.

This project, we feel, is very imporant as the world slowly begins to recover after the last few years and everyone tried to get back on their feet. We hope to inspired kids, and people of all ages, to dream big and discover who they are and what they can accomplish.