I wonder where the 5C ended up.
Mantz bought it. As I recall it was eventually wrecked.
Earhart owned five Vegas and borrowed a few others. I pieced together the list below a few years ago. Some of the dates may be off.
Lockheed Vega 1 c/n 10 NC6911
Purchased July 1929 - Sold August 1929
5-place cabin monoplane
manufactured 1928
length - 27 feet, 6 inches
wingspan - 41 feet
empty weight - 1,650 lbs
engine - Wright Whirlwind J5A 225hp nine cylinder radial
max speed 135 mph
landing speed 50 mph
Accomplishments:
August 1929 - flight from New York to California with USAAC Lt. Orville Stephens
Accidents:
none
Lockheed Vega 1 c/n 36 NC31E
Purchased August 1929 - Sold March 1930
5-place cabin monoplane
manufactured 1929
length - 27 feet, 6 inches
wingspan - 41 feet
empty weight - 1,650 lbs
engine - Wright Whirlwind J5A 225 hp nine cylinder radial
max speed 135 mph
landing speed 50 mph
Accomplishments:
August 1929 - Third place, Women’s Air Derby from Santa Monica, CA to Cleveland, OH
November 1929 - Women’s speed record of 184.17 mph in borrowed Vega 5A Executive NC538M.
Accidents:
August 19, 1929 -landing accident Yuma AZ. No injuries, minor damage.
Lockheed Vega 5B c/n 22 NC7952
Purchased March 1930 - Sold June 1933
5-place cabin monoplane
manufactured 1928
length - 27 feet, 6 inches
wingspan - 41 feet
empty weight - 2,492 lbs
engine - Pratt & Whitney Wasp 425 hp nine cylinder radial
engine replaced 1932 - Pratt & Whitney Wasp C 450 hp
max speed 165 mph
landing speed 65 mph
Accomplishments:
June 1930 - three speed records for women in various load categories in borrowed Vega DL-1 NC497H.
May 1932 - solo transatlantic flight Newfoundland to Ireland
August 1932 - LA to Newark nonstop women’s speed record.
July 1933 - LA to Newark women’s speed record
Accidents:
September 30, 1930 - landing accident at NAS Norfolk, VA. Minor injuries, severe damage to aircraft.
Lockheed Vega Special 5C c/n 171 NR965Y
Purchased March 1933 - Sold June 1935
5-place cabin monoplane
manufactured 1931
length - 27 feet, 6 inches
wingspan - 41 feet
empty weight - unk.
engine - Pratt & Whitney Wasp C 450 hp
max speed (est.) 180 mph
landing speed 65 mph
Accomplishments:
January 1935 - first nonstop flight Hawaii to California
April 1935 - Burbank, CA to Mexico City
May 1935- first nonstop Mexico City to Newark, NJ
Accidents:
none