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Lockheed L-188A Electra

L188-1050Scrapped

RegistrationEL-WWS

AMOperatorAmerer Air

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Lockheed L-188A Electra. Operated for American Airlines, Air California and Amerer Air. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerLockheed

Country of registrationLiberia

MSN1050

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Lockheed L-188 Electra

Figures for the L-188C variant, the most representative of the family

Length31.9 m104 ft

Wingspan30.2 m99 ft

Height10.0 m33 ft

Range3,500 km1,890 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed600 km/h324 ktMach 0.56

Service ceiling8,700 m28,543 ft

Maximum take-off weight51,256 kg113,000 lb

Maximum payload25,220 kg55,601 lbIts 98 passengers with baggage would weigh about 9.8 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity98 passengers

Endurance5 h 50 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1957 (69 years ago) · About 170 units built · Production ended in 1961

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Apr 16, 1959

Delivered to American Airlines

Delivered to American Airlines as N6111A.

Nov 30, 1966

Transferred to Air California

Transferred to Air California.

Dec 18, 1968

Transferred to GATX

Transferred to GATX.

Jun 1, 1974

Transferred to Ecuatoriana

Transferred to Ecuatoriana.

Oct 17, 1974

Transferred to TAME - Linea Aerea del Ecuador

Transferred to TAME - Linea Aerea del Ecuador.

Apr 1, 1986

Transferred to VARIG

Transferred to VARIG.

Oct 2, 1993

Transferred to Interlink Airlines Pty

Transferred to Interlink Airlines Pty.

Dec 11, 1997

Transferred to Amerer Air

Transferred to Amerer Air.

Operators

1959-04-16

American Airlines

Registration N6111A

1966-11-30

Air California

Registration N278AC

1968-12-18

Air California

Registration N278AC

1968-12-18

GATX

Registration N278AC

1974-06-01

Ecuatoriana

Registration N278AC

1974-10-17

TAME - Linea Aerea del Ecuador

Registration HC-AZL

1986-04-01

VARIG

Registration PP-VNJ

1993-10-02

Interlink Airlines Pty

Registration HR-AML

1997-12-11

Amerer Air

Registration EL-WWS

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Lockheed L-188A Electra · EL-WWS · Amerer Air}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/L188-1050},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
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