LOUGHEAD AIRCRAFT MFG. CO. ???

Anyone of you "Wing-Nuts" heard of this airplane company?

An interesting story.

<img src="www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Aerospace/thumb/Aero1G7.jpg"> The Loughead brothers, Allan and Malcolm, also would build a giant of the industry after several false starts in the early days of aviation. Two early flying enthusiasts, the brothers formed their first company, the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company, in 1912. They couldn't find a customer for their first plane, the Model G floatplane, but didn't give up. Moving to San Francisco, they formed the Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company in 1916. Their first effort was the 10-passenger F-1 seaplane, which debuted on March 29, 1918. It was an instant success, but the end of the war destroyed their market. The business survived for a while by building two Curtiss HS-2L flying boats and by working as a subcontractor. Nevertheless, the company went bankrupt in 1921.

Link => www.pbs.org/kcet/chasingthesun/innovators/lockheed.html <br /><br /><!-- editby --><br /><br /><em>edited by: Robert_Thompson, Mar 28, 2007 - 03:09 AM</em><!-- end editby -->

Very good Bob. :

And "Lockheed Aircraft" company was born. Which is the phonetic spelling of Loughhead.

Very interesting!

Who used to say that?

Was that Artie on Laugh-in?