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1. Which of these people was *not* a founder of a company that would become a part of Lockheed Martin?
2. With whose company did Martin first merge his company in 1916?
3. What was the first twin engine bomber?
4. The Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Co. sold what as its first military sale?
5. When did Lougheed become Lockheed?
6. Who made the first solo flight around the world, in a Lockheed Vega?
7. A Martin-made plane was the first to shoot down a Nazi aircraft.
8. The Martin B-26 bomber, first made in 1940, has what distinction?
9. 1943: Lockheed's development team code-named 'Skunk Works' works on what secret project?
10. 1949: The Martin Navy Viking research rocket sets a record for high altitude research at White Sands, New Mexico. How high did it go?
11. In what year did Lockheed's top secret U-2 reconnaissance aircraft makes its first flight?
12. 1958: Lockheed introduces the first FAA-approved flight data recorder. What are these colloquially called now?
13. Who set the women's speed record in 1963?
14. What company does Martin merge with in the 1960's?
15. What 1966 event symbolically foreshadowed the merger of Lockheed and Martin Marietta?
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