L-188 Electra / Eastern Airlines U.S. Coast Guard are aware that the Wright

are aware that the Wright Flyer built by the brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright has the distinction of being recognized officially as the world's first heavier-than-aircraft to be flown in powered

flown by the legendary Tuskegee Airmen in WWII

marine environmental protection

Wingspan 9 7/8 inches

The C-47 or "Gooney Bird"

L-188 Electra / Eastern Airlines U.S. Coast Guard are aware that the WrightLockheed L 188 Electra Eastern Airlines model. The design of the Lockheed L 188 Electra began in 1954, and in the following year the company received a launching order for the airplane from American Airlines. The prototype was first flown on December 6, 1957. Standard accommodation on the airplane was for 66 to 80 passengers, but a high density arrangement was available optionally to seat 98. A total of 170 airplanes had been built when production