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Tony’s Scrapbook: Amelias Lockheed Vega

ByBill Riccio

This image depicts Amelia Earhart standing beside her Lockheed Vega aircraft, which she used for various flights, including her solo transatlantic flight. The caption indicates that she was preparing to leave for abroad in this “red and gold Wasp Powered Lockheed Vega.” This aircraft played a significant role in her aviation career and many record-breaking…
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Tony’s Scrapbook; Pitcairn PA-19 Autogyro

ByBill Riccio

A worn thick cardboard cover lies loosely on top of an aged book filled with new house designs of the 1930s now covered with newspaper clippings and articles. The binding and back cover are missing, with the pages discolored and worn over time from a young man’s fascination with aviation and repeated viewing of his…