First of 10 Lockheed Electra turboprop transports for Northwest Orient Airlines is almost completed and is expected to be delivered July 15. All 10 are planned to be in service this year (1959 - my annotation). Northwest will deliver nine Boeing Stratocruiscrs to Lockheed on a trade-in or sale basis. Northwest's Electras will carry 1,060 more gallons of fuel than earlier Electras; total capacity will be 6,420 gal.
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