Allan Lockheed

Allan Haines Loughead (1889–1969), known as Allan Lockheed, was an American aviation pioneer who co-founded the company that became Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.

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Malcolm Loughead: An American engineer and aircraft manufacturer who co-founded the Loughead brothers’ aviation ventures with Allan. Allan’s brother and business partner helped establish their early aircraft companies.
Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company: An early California aircraft company founded by the Loughead brothers and their associates in 1912. This was the brothers’ first company, formed before Allan adopted the Lockheed spelling.
Lockheed F-1: A large four-engine flying boat designed by the Loughead brothers and first flown in 1918. The F-1 was the most ambitious aircraft built by Allan’s first manufacturing company.
Lockheed Corporation: An American aerospace and defense company formed in 1995 through the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta. The modern corporation carries forward the name Allan helped establish in American aviation.
Jack Northrop: An American aircraft designer known for founding Northrop Corporation and advancing flying-wing aircraft. Northrop worked at Lockheed during the company’s formative years and became a prominent independent designer.
Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company: A California aircraft manufacturer founded by Allan and Malcolm Loughead in 1916. It produced the F-1 flying boat and embodied Allan’s early manufacturing ambitions.
Lockheed S-1: A small single-seat monoplane designed by Allan Loughead and first flown in 1920. Allan designed the S-1 after the Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company closed.
Lockheed Martin: An American aerospace and defense company created by the 1995 merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta. The company’s name preserves the Lockheed identity across a century of corporate change.
Kelly Johnson: An American aerospace engineer who led Lockheed’s Skunk Works and designed several influential aircraft. Johnson represents the later engineering legacy of the company Allan helped found.
Lockheed Aircraft Company: An aircraft company founded in 1926 by Allan Loughead, John Northrop, Kenneth Jay, and Fred Keeler. Allan returned to aircraft manufacturing under the Lockheed spelling with this 1926 company.