Lockheed Martin Lockheed and Martin both pioneer airplane companies In 1930s the Lindberghs Amelia Earhart & Wiley Post set records in Lockheed planes Martin built the China Clipper for trans-Pacific flights Lockheed built P-38 Lightning WWII fighter plane Martin built B-26 Marauder and B-29 WWII bombers In 1950s Lockheed builds C-130 Hercules, F-104 Starfighter and U-2 reconnaissance plane Martin builds Pershing and Titan missiles for military & space uses Lockheed builds Polaris submarine-launched missile and Deep Quest undersea research vessel Lockheed’s SR-71 Blackbird breaks many world records for speed and altitude Martin Marietta & Lockheed involved in Space Shuttle Lockheed builds F-117A stealth fighter & F-16 Hubble Space Telescope and Milstar satellites 1995 Lockheed & Martin Marietta merge as Lockheed Martin one of world’s largest aerospace & technology companies

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