miloburcham

This is actually Lockheed Model 12A Electra Junior, NC18130 (c/n 1226). The aircraft is still extant and flying. Here is an extensive history of this particular airplane from delivery to FC Hall in 1937 to present: www.airborneattitude.com/pdfs/1226_complete.pdf The aircraft, originally delivered as NC18130, was registered here as R18130 (NR18130) for use by test pilot and air racer Milo Burcham in the 1937 Bendix Trophy race, in which Burcham and "Villa" would finish fifth.

Boeing 100 flown by aerobatic pilot Milo Burcham

Three of the world's top aerobatic aces pose in front of Milo Burcham's Boeing 100 "Blue Flash" (R872H) at the 1936 National Air Races in Los Angeles. L to R: Rumanian Alexandru "Alex" Papana (1906-1946); Milo G. Burcham (1903-1944); Michel Detroyat (1905-1956). The Olympic rings on Papana's shirt, duplicated on the rudder of his Bu133B Jungmeister (YR-PAX), alluded to his winning performances in the two-man bobsleigh (1933, gold; 1934, bronze) event. Burcham, who wears the 1936 NAR pin in his button hole, became Lockheed's Chief Pilot and perished in the flame-out crash of the 3rd YP-80 Shooting Star in October 1944. Detroyat won both the Greve and Thompson Trophies in the Caudron C.460, purportedly the only foreign national to have won an NAR event.