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Life

Loughead was the son of

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and John Loughead. He had a half-brother Victor, a sister Hope, and a brother Allan Lockheed. Loughead also patented the first hydraulic brakes in 1917; these were adopted by

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for their 1921 Model A., p. 61. In 1919, Malcolm and his brother Allan were awarded the Order of the Golden Crown by King Albert of Belgium.

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Allan and Malcolm Loughead (Lockheed) Their Early Lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains
1886 births 1958 deaths Businesspeople in aviation Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) {{US-business-bio-1880s-stub