Irving
Airways Lockheed Vega 5C
NC47W
(c/n 99)
Irving Airways was formed in the Spring
of 1936 by Wilbur Irving and flew local services out of Juneau,
Alaska
using this Lockheed Vega acquired ex Air Express in a Sheriff's "fire
sale": at Seattle in late 1935.
It was
repainted in a nice white finish with red cheat line. . The fledgling
line only lasted six months and by
September
1936 had been bought by Alaska Air
Transport. Reproduction above from Lars Opland.