First introduced on the MacRobertson Miller Aviation Perth to Darwin run in the 1930s , a Lockheed L-10A Electra, has been placed in the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola ,Florida, USA.
It arrived in Australia in 1938 and was named RMA Gascoyne. In 1953, after having flown 20,000 hours, the plane was sold and shipped to America where it was struck off the US register in 1980. In 1987 it was restored to the register with Valiant Air Command of Titusville, Florida. It eventually found its way into the Naval Aviation Museum representing a US Navy L-10E/R20-1, its tailplane bearing US Navy titles on the fuselage .
It arrived in Australia in 1938 and was named RMA Gascoyne. In 1953, after having flown 20,000 hours, the plane was sold and shipped to America where it was struck off the US register in 1980. In 1987 it was restored to the register with Valiant Air Command of Titusville, Florida. It eventually found its way into the Naval Aviation Museum representing a US Navy L-10E/R20-1, its tailplane bearing US Navy titles on the fuselage .
