Lockheed Electra
Linked to Eastern Air Lines
Linked to Eastern Air Lines
Reprinted by permission of Lockheed Company
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In 1959 Eastern began flying the Lockheed Electra, a four-engine turboprop, carrying sixty-six seats and cruising at 370 miles per hour.
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