Originally was a Sirius 8A, NR118W
Was to be used by George Hutchinson in an attempt to break Lindbergh's New York to Paris record. Hutchinson lost control on first takeoff, went off the runway, hit a Bellanca and two parked cars and seriously injured a woman. One of the cars was Hutchinson's rental.
In 1931 it was sold to Hollywood's Douglas Fairbanks and Victor Fleming.
In 1934 it was sold back to Lockheed and converted to a Altair 8D. Then sold to Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith. It set speed record in Australia registered as VH-USB.
A flight was made from Brisbane to Oakland CA via Fiji and Hawaii. Then on to New York and shipped to England for the Mac Robertson race. Registered as G-ADUS it disappeared over the Bay of Bengal and was never seen. A tire with part of the landing gear was found off Burma two years later.
450 hp P & W R-1340 Wasp
