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July 4, 1927
On July 4, 1927, first flight of the Lockheed Vega. Paul Salamunovich, Herbert R. Axelrod, Paul Salamunovich would arrive in the same year.
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First flight of the Lockheed Vega.
The Lockheed Vega is an American five- to seven-seat high-wing monoplane airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation starting in 1927. It became famous for its use by a number of record-breaking pilots who were attracted to its high speed and long range. Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in one, and Wiley Post used his to prove the existence of the jet stream after flying around the world twice.
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The year in brief
1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1927th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 927th year of the 2nd millennium, the 27th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1920s decade.
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On July 4, 1927
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1927 First flight of the Lockheed Vega. Utility transport aircraft by Lockheed
The Lockheed Vega is an American five- to seven-seat high-wing monoplane airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation starting in 1927. It became famous for its use by a number of record-breaking pilots who were attracted to its high speed and long range. Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in one, and Wiley Post used his to prove the existence of the jet stream after flying around the world twice.
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Other moments from 1927
- April 12 Shanghai massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Chinese Communist Party members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.[citation needed]
- April 12 Rocksprings, Texas is hit by an F5 tornado that destroys 235 of the 247 buildings in the town, kills 72 townspeople, and injures 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history.
- April 19 Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
- April 23 Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
- April 27 Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created.
- April 30 The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.
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