The Ertl Vintage 1929 Lockheed Air Express DieCast metal Airplane Coin Bank is a collectible toy made of diecast material. The airplane is modeled after the Lockheed Air Express from 1929 and features a coin bank function. The original aircraft was piloted by Captain Frank M. Hawks. The original Lockheed Air express flew from New York to Los Angeles and back in a record of 35 hours 48 minutes and 48 seconds on June 27th threw June 29th in 1929. This aircraft was purchase from Lockheed aircraft co. on January of 1929 for 18,040. The airplane flew approximately 90,000 miles but then it was lost in an accident in West Palm Beach, Florida in January of 1930. The airplane could reach 176 mph gross and had a gross weight of 4375 lbs and a wing span of 42 feet, 6 inches.