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Witness the graceful arrival of the beautifully restored Lockheed L-12-A Electra Junior N14999 at Airfield EDFG Gelnhausen, Germany. The Electra Junior—often simply called the “Twelve”—was the first aircraft fully designed by aviation legend Kelly Johnson in 1935 and is the smaller sibling of the famed Lockheed 10A. This particular aircraft, serial number 1252, has an incredible journey behind it. Delivered to Conoco Oil Company in 1938 and flown by Lockheed test pilot Milo T. Burcham, it later