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{{Short description|American passenger transport aircraft of the World War II era}}
{{Short description|American passenger transport aircraft of the World War II era}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
|name = Model 18 Lodestar <br /> C-56 / C-57 / C-60 / R5O
|name = Model 18 Lodestar <br /> C-56 / C-57 / C-60 / R5O
|image = Lockheed Lodestar flying jumpers at Goderich.jpg
|image = File:Lockheed Lodestar flying jumpers at Goderich.jpg
|caption = Lockheed Lodestar flying skydivers at [[Goderich Airport|Goderich]], 1977
|caption = Lockheed Lodestar flying skydivers at [[Goderich Airport|Goderich]], 1977
}}{{Infobox aircraft type
|type = Passenger transport
|type = Passenger transport
|national origin = [[United States]]
|national_origin = United States
|manufacturer = [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]]
|manufacturer = [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]]
|designer =
|designer =
|first flight = September 21, 1939
|first_flight = 21 September 1939
|introduced = March 30, 1940
|introduction = 30 March 1940
|retired =
|retired =
|status =
|status =
|primary user = [[United States Army Air Corps]]
|primary_user = [[United States Army Air Corps]]
|more users =
|more_users =
|produced =
|produced =
|number built = 625{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=488}}
|number_built = 625{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=488}}
|unit cost =
|unit cost =
|developed from = [[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra]]
|developed_from = [[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra]]
|variants with their own articles = [[Lockheed Ventura]]
|variants = [[Lockheed Ventura]]
}}
}}
|}


The '''Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar''' is a passenger transport aircraft of the [[World War II]] era.
The '''Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar''' is an American passenger transport aircraft of the [[World War II]] era, developed as part of the Model 10 Electra family, specifically from the [[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra]].


==Design and development==
==Design and development==
Sales of the 10–14 passenger [[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra]], which first flew in 1937, had proved disappointing, despite the aircraft's excellent performance, as it was more expensive to operate than the larger [[Douglas DC-3]], already in widespread use.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=135}} In order to improve the type's economics, [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]] decided to stretch the aircraft's fuselage by {{convert|5|ft|6|in|m}}, allowing an extra two rows of seats to be fitted.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|pp=185-86}}
Sales of the 10–14 passenger [[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra]], which first flew in 1937, had proved disappointing, despite the aircraft's excellent performance, as it was more expensive to operate than the larger [[Douglas DC-3]], already in widespread use.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=135}} In order to improve the type's economics, [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]] decided to stretch the aircraft's fuselage by {{convert|5|ft|6|in|m}}, allowing an extra two rows of seats to be fitted.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|pp=185-86}}


The prototype for the revised airliner, designated Model 18 by Lockheed, was converted from the fourth Model 14, one of a batch which had been returned to the manufacturer by [[Northwest Airlines]] after a series of crashes. The modified aircraft first flew in this form on September 21, 1939, another two prototypes being converted from Model 14s, with the first newly built Model 18 flying on February 2, 1940.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|pp=1398, 186}}
The prototype for the revised airliner, designated Model 18 by Lockheed, was converted from the fourth Model 14, one of a batch which had been returned to the manufacturer by [[Northwest Airlines]] after a series of crashes. The modified aircraft first flew in this form on 21 September 1939, another two prototypes being converted from Model 14s, with the first newly built Model 18 flying on 2 February 1940.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|pp=1398, 186}}


A total of 625 Lodestars of all variants were built.
A total of 625 Lodestars of all variants were built.
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[[File:LockheedLodestar.jpg|thumb|Lockheed Lodestar]]
[[File:LockheedLodestar.jpg|thumb|Lockheed Lodestar]]
[[File:Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar over Houston,1947-48.jpg|thumb|Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar over [[Houston]], 1947 or 1948]]
[[File:Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar over Houston,1947-48.jpg|thumb|Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar over [[Houston]], 1947 or 1948]]
The Lodestar received its [[Type certificate]] on March 30, 1940, allowing it to enter service with the first customer, [[Mid-Continent Airlines]] that month.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=186}} As hoped, the extra seats greatly improved the Model 18's economics, reducing its seat-mile costs to a similar level to that of the DC-3, while retaining superior performance. Despite this, sales to US domestic customers were relatively slow as most US airlines were already committed to the DC-3, with only 31 Lodestars going to US airlines.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=187}} Overseas sales were a little better, with the biggest airline customers being [[South African Airways]] (21), [[New Zealand National Airways Corporation]] (13), [[Trans-Canada Air Lines]] (12) and [[British Overseas Airways Corporation|BOAC]] (9); another 29 were bought by the [[Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force]]. Various [[Pratt & Whitney]] and [[Wright Cyclone]] powerplants were installed.
The Lodestar received its [[Type certificate]] on 30 March 1940, allowing it to enter service with the first customer, [[Mid-Continent Airlines]] that month.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=186}} As hoped, the extra seats greatly improved the Model 18's economics, reducing its seat-mile costs to a similar level to that of the DC-3, while retaining superior performance. Despite this, sales to US domestic customers were relatively slow as most US airlines were already committed to the DC-3, with only 31 Lodestars going to US airlines.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=187}} Overseas sales were a little better, with the biggest airline customers being [[South African Airways]] (21), [[New Zealand National Airways Corporation]] (13), [[Trans-Canada Air Lines]] (12) and [[British Overseas Airways Corporation|BOAC]] (9); another 29 were bought by the [[Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force]]. Various [[Pratt & Whitney]] and [[Wright Cyclone]] powerplants were installed.


When the [[United States]] started to build up its military air strength in 1940–41, many American-operated Lodestars were impressed as the C-56. This was followed by the construction of many new-build Lodestars which were flown by the [[U.S. Army Air Forces]] as the '''C-60''' and by the [[U.S. Navy]] and [[U.S. Marine Corps]] as the '''R5O'''. Lend-lease aircraft were used by the [[RNZAF]] as transports.
When the [[United States]] started to build up its military air strength in 1940–41, many American-operated Lodestars were impressed as the C-56. This was followed by the construction of many new-build Lodestars which were flown by the [[U.S. Army Air Forces]] as the '''C-60''' and by the [[U.S. Navy]] and [[U.S. Marine Corps]] as the '''R5O'''. Lend-lease aircraft were used by the [[RNZAF]] as transports.
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==Operators==
==Operators==
[[File:NAC ZK-AJM.JPG|thumb|Not all New Zealand machines became [[aerial topdressing|topdressers]]: Union Airways of New Zealand converted several to airliners in 1945–46 and these were taken over by National Airways Corporation in 1947, as illustrated.]]
[[File:NAC ZK-AJM.JPG|thumb|A Lodestar of [[National Airways Corporation]] in 1947.]]


===Civil operators===
===Civil operators===
;{{AUS}}
;{{AUS}}
*[[Trans Australia Airlines|Trans-Australia Airlines]] (TAA) - two, operated 1952–1953.
*[[Trans Australia Airlines|Trans-Australia Airlines]] (TAA) - two, operated 1952–1953.
;{{BEL}}
;{{BEL}}
*[[SABENA]] (mainly in Africa)
*[[SABENA]] (mainly in Africa)
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*[[Trans-Canada Air Lines]] - 12 Model 18-10s delivered new.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=188}})
*[[Trans-Canada Air Lines]] - 12 Model 18-10s delivered new.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=188}})
*[[Yukon Southern Air Transport]] - Two Model 18-10s delivered new.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=188}})
*[[Yukon Southern Air Transport]] - Two Model 18-10s delivered new.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=188}})
*[[Canadian Pacific Air Lines]] (purchased Yukon Southern Air Transport in 1941)
*[[Canadian Pacific Air Lines]] (purchased [[Yukon Southern Air Transport]] in 1941)
;{{CHI}}
;{{CHI}}
*[[LAN Airlines|Línea Aérea Nacional]] (LAN) (1943–1953)
*[[LAN Airlines|Línea Aérea Nacional]] (LAN) (1943–1953)
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*[[British West Indian Airways]]
*[[British West Indian Airways]]
;{{UK}}
;{{UK}}
*[[British Overseas Airways Corporation|BOAC]] (British Overseas Airways Corporation) - Purchased nine, new-build, Model 18-07s supplemented by 29 second hand aircraft (Model 18-07, 18-10, 18-40, 18-50 C-59, C60 and C60A).{{sfn|Francillon|1982|pp=187, 191}})
*[[British Overseas Airways Corporation|BOAC]] (British Overseas Airways Corporation) - Purchased nine, new-build, Model 18-07s supplemented by 29 second hand aircraft (Model 18-07, 18–10, 18–40, 18-50 C-59, C60 and C60A).{{sfn|Francillon|1982|pp=187, 191}})

;{{US}}
;{{US}}
[[File:Lockheed 18 National Air Lines (5028200559).jpg|thumb|National Airlines Lockheed 18]]
[[File:Lockheed 18 National Air Lines (5028200559).jpg|thumb|National Airlines Lockheed 18]]
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*[[Western Air Lines]] (purchased Inland Air Lines in 1944 and operated it as a separate division)
*[[Western Air Lines]] (purchased Inland Air Lines in 1944 and operated it as a separate division)
*[[Alaska Star Airlines]] (renamed to [[Alaska Airlines]] in 1944) (one Model 18-56)
*[[Alaska Star Airlines]] (renamed to [[Alaska Airlines]] in 1944) (one Model 18-56)
*[[Tennessee Valley Authority]] - one for internal use

;{{VEN}}
;{{VEN}}
*[[Línea Aeropostal Venezolana]] (LAV) - One Model 18-10 delivered new.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=187}})
*[[Línea Aeropostal Venezolana]] (LAV) - One Model 18-10 delivered new.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=187}})
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==Accidents and incidents==
==Accidents and incidents==


{{Main|Panair_do_Brasil#Accidents}}
{{Main|Panair do Brasil#Accidents}}


Between 1941-1944, the [[Panair do Brasil]] airline suffered 4 accidents involving the Lodestar which resulted in a total of 57 fatalities.<ref name="Lodestar">{{cite book | first=Aldo | last=Pereira | title=Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira | place=Rio de Janeiro | publisher=Europa | year=1987 | page=338 | language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Carlos Ari César | last=Germano da Silva | title=O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 | chapter=Serra da Cantareira | publisher=EDIPUCRS | edition=2 | place=Porto Alegre | year=2008 | pages=37–41 | isbn=978-85-7430-760-2 | language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Carlos Ari César | last=Germano da Silva | title=O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 | chapter=Uma desgraça nunca vem só | publisher=EDIPUCRS | edition=2 | place=Porto Alegre | year=2008 | pages=49–53 | isbn=978-85-7430-760-2 | language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19440831-0 | title=Accident description PP-PBI | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=August 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Carlos Ari César | last=Germano da Silva | title=O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 | chapter=Alternativa derradeira | publisher=EDIPUCRS | edition=2 | place=Porto Alegre | year=2008 | pages=66–68 | isbn=978-85-7430-760-2 | language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19440921-L |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707021204/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19440921-L |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |title=Accident description PP-PBH |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=June 9, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Carlos Ari César | last=Germano da Silva | title=O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 | chapter=Mais um Lodestar | publisher=EDIPUCRS | edition=2 | place=Porto Alegre | year=2008 | pages=69–72 | isbn=978-85-7430-760-2 | language=pt}}</ref>
Between 1941 and 1944, the [[Panair do Brasil]] airline suffered 4 accidents involving the Lodestar which resulted in a total of 57 fatalities.<ref name="Lodestar">{{cite book | first=Aldo | last=Pereira | title=Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira | place=Rio de Janeiro | publisher=Europa | year=1987 | page=338 | language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Carlos Ari César | last=Germano da Silva | title=O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 | chapter=Serra da Cantareira | publisher=EDIPUCRS | edition=2 | place=Porto Alegre | year=2008 | pages=37–41 | isbn=978-85-7430-760-2 | language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Carlos Ari César | last=Germano da Silva | title=O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 | chapter=Uma desgraça nunca vem só | publisher=EDIPUCRS | edition=2 | place=Porto Alegre | year=2008 | pages=49–53 | isbn=978-85-7430-760-2 | language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19440831-0 | title=Accident description PP-PBI | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=17 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Carlos Ari César | last=Germano da Silva | title=O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 | chapter=Alternativa derradeira | publisher=EDIPUCRS | edition=2 | place=Porto Alegre | year=2008 | pages=66–68 | isbn=978-85-7430-760-2 | language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19440921-L |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707021204/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19440921-L |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2012 |title=Accident description PP-PBH |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=9 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Carlos Ari César | last=Germano da Silva | title=O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 | chapter=Mais um Lodestar | publisher=EDIPUCRS | edition=2 | place=Porto Alegre | year=2008 | pages=69–72 | isbn=978-85-7430-760-2 | language=pt}}</ref>


In January 1943, Lockheed Lodestar Mk.II EW986,<ref name="EW986">[http://www.lostaircraft.com/database.php?mode=viewentry&e=29700 Record for ''EW986'' on ''lostaircraft.com'']</ref> c/n 2154, in the service of the [[Royal Air Force]], overshot and crashed 3&nbsp;km south of [[Heliopolis (Cairo suburb)|Heliopolis]], Egypt. At least 12 crew members and passengers died in the crash.<ref name="EW986" /> A cause of the accident was not determined. Among those killed were Air Vice-Marshal [[Wilfred McClaughry|Wilfred Ashton McClaughry]], CB, DSO, MC, DFC and Lady Rosalinde Tedder née MacLardy, wife of Marshal of the Royal Air Force [[Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder|Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder]], GCB.<ref name="EW986" />
In January 1943, Lockheed Lodestar Mk.II EW986,<ref name="EW986">[http://www.lostaircraft.com/database.php?mode=viewentry&e=29700 Record for ''EW986'' on ''lostaircraft.com'']</ref> c/n 2154, in the service of the [[Royal Air Force]], overshot and crashed 3&nbsp;km south of [[Heliopolis (Cairo suburb)|Heliopolis]], Egypt. At least 12 crew members and passengers died in the crash.<ref name="EW986" /> A cause of the accident was not determined. Among those killed were Air Vice-Marshal [[Wilfred McClaughry|Wilfred Ashton McClaughry]], CB, DSO, MC, DFC and Lady Rosalinde Tedder née MacLardy, wife of Marshal of the Royal Air Force [[Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder|Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder]], GCB.<ref name="EW986" />
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{{Main|1949 Queensland Airlines Lockheed Lodestar crash}}
{{Main|1949 Queensland Airlines Lockheed Lodestar crash}}


In 1949, a Lockheed Lodestar in airline service in [[Australia]] crashed immediately after takeoff. All 21 occupants died in the crash or the ensuing [[conflagration]]. The cause of the accident was determined to be that the center of gravity was behind the rear limit. It is also likely the elevator [[trim tab]] was set for landing rather than takeoff.<ref>Job, Macarthur. [http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/fsa/1999/nov/fsa47.pdf "Horror at Coolangatta."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326213855/http://casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/fsa/1999/nov/fsa47.pdf |date=2012-03-26 }} ''Flight Safety Australia,'' via ''casa.gov.au,'' November–December 1999, p. 47. Retrieved: December 5, 2011.</ref>
In 1949, a Lockheed Lodestar in airline service in [[Australia]] crashed immediately after takeoff. All 21 occupants died in the crash or the ensuing [[conflagration]]. The cause of the accident was determined to be that the center of gravity was behind the rear limit. It is also likely the elevator [[trim tab]] was set for landing rather than takeoff.<ref>Job, Macarthur. [http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/fsa/1999/nov/fsa47.pdf "Horror at Coolangatta."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326213855/http://casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/fsa/1999/nov/fsa47.pdf |date=2012-03-26 }} ''Flight Safety Australia,'' via ''casa.gov.au,'' November–December 1999, p. 47. Retrieved: 5 December 2011.</ref>


On December 20, 1956, Alden G. Roach, president of the [[Consolidated Steel Corporation|Consolidated Western Steel]] and the [[Columbia Steel Company|Columbia-Geneva-Steel]] Divisions of [[U.S. Steel]], pilot and co pilot crash near [[Tyrone, Pennsylvania]], causes unknown.<ref>https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33566/dot_33566_DS1.pdf?</ref>
On 20 December 1956, Alden G. Roach, president of the [[Consolidated Steel Corporation|Consolidated Western Steel]] and the [[Columbia Steel Company|Columbia-Geneva-Steel]] Divisions of [[U.S. Steel]], pilot and co-pilot crash near [[Tyrone, Pennsylvania]], Model 18-56, N 1245V, U.S. Steel owned company plane. Causes unknown.<ref>https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33566/dot_33566_DS1.pdf? {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>


On March 22, 1958, [[Mike Todd]]'s private plane Lucky Liz, named after his wife [[Elizabeth Taylor]], crashed near Grants, New Mexico. The plane, a twin-engine Lockheed Lodestar, suffered engine failure while being flown overloaded, in icing conditions at too-high an altitude for the loading. The plane went out of control and crashed, killing all four on board.
On 22 March 1958, [[Mike Todd]]'s private plane Lucky Liz, named after his wife [[Elizabeth Taylor]], crashed near [[Grants, New Mexico]]. The plane, a twin-engine Lockheed Lodestar, suffered engine failure while being flown overloaded, in icing conditions at too-high an altitude for the loading. The plane went out of control and crashed, killing all four on board.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}


On September 4, 1962, a Lockheed 18-56-24 Lodestar operated by the Ashland Oil and Refining Company crashed near [[Lake Milton, Ohio]]. The flight was in-route to [[Ashland Regional Airport]] (KDWU) from Buffalo Airport, NY. Eleven passengers and two crew-members were killed. Investigation determined the crash a result of a malfunction of the electric elevator [[trim tab]], which caused the loss of the plane's right wing during flight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19620904-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed 18-56-24 Lodestar N1000F Lake Milton, OH|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=4 April 2018}}</ref>
On 4 September 1962, a Lockheed 18-56-24 Lodestar operated by the Ashland Oil and Refining Company crashed near [[Lake Milton, Ohio]]. The flight was in-route to [[Ashland Regional Airport]] (KDWU) from Buffalo Airport, NY. Eleven passengers and two crew-members were killed. Investigation determined the crash a result of a malfunction of the electric elevator [[trim tab]], which caused the loss of the plane's right wing during flight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19620904-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed 18-56-24 Lodestar N1000F Lake Milton, OH|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=4 April 2018}}</ref>


On August 21, 1983, a Lockheed L-18 LEARStar operated by Landry Aviation, Inc. crashed near Silvana, Washington. The flight was a planned parachute drop carrying two pilots and 22 parachutists. Nine parachutists and two crew-members were killed while 13 were able to parachute to safety after the pilots lost control and entered a vertical descent from 12,500 feet. Investigation determined the crash a result of a failure of the operator and pilot-in-command to assure proper load distribution during the parachute drop.<ref>https://ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8406.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
On 21 August 1983, a Lockheed L-18 LEARStar operated by Landry Aviation, Inc. crashed near [[Silvana, Washington]]. The flight was a planned parachute drop carrying two pilots and 22 parachutists. Nine parachutists and two crew-members were killed while 13 were able to parachute to safety after the pilots lost control and entered a vertical descent from 12,500 feet. Investigation determined the crash a result of a failure of the operator and pilot-in-command to assure proper load distribution during the parachute drop.<ref>https://ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8406.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>


==Surviving aircraft==
==Surviving aircraft==
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===Canada===
===Canada===
* c/n 18-2064 – L18-08 under restoration by students at the Aerospace Centre of the [[University of the Fraser Valley]] for static display at the [[Canadian Museum of Flight]]. It was previously on display at the [[Victory Air Museum]] in [[Mundelein, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed Lodestar|url=http://www.canadianflight.org/content/lockheed-lodestar|website=The Canadian Museum of Flight|publisher=Canadian Museum of Flight|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=May|first1=Bill|title=Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 CF-TCY|url=http://www.canadianflight.org/content/lockheed-lodestar-18-08-cf-tcy|website=The Canadian Museum of Flight|publisher=Canadian Museum of Flight|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Museum of Flight says 'thanks' to UFV for plane restoration project|url=http://bcaiu.com/museum-of-flight-says-thanks-to-ufv-for-plane-restoration-project|website=BC Association of Institutes & Universities|publisher=BCAIU|access-date=12 December 2016|date=13 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Tenby|first1=Henry|title=Trans Canada Airlines Lockheed Lodestar CF-TCY Restoration|url=http://www.henrytenby.com/trans-canada-airlines-lockheed-lodestar-cf-tcy-restoration|website=Henry Tenby|access-date=12 December 2016|date=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aircraft CF-TCY Data|url=http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/CF-TCY.html|website=Airport-Data.com|publisher=Airport-Data.com|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>
* c/n 18-2064 – L18-08 under restoration by students at the Aerospace Centre of the [[University of the Fraser Valley]] for static display at the [[Canadian Museum of Flight]]. It was previously on display at the [[Victory Air Museum]] in [[Mundelein, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed Lodestar|url=http://www.canadianflight.org/content/lockheed-lodestar|website=[[Canadian Museum of Flight]]|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=May|first1=Bill|title=Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 CF-TCY|url=http://www.canadianflight.org/content/lockheed-lodestar-18-08-cf-tcy|website=Canadian Museum of Flight|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Museum of Flight says 'thanks' to UFV for plane restoration project|url=http://bcaiu.com/museum-of-flight-says-thanks-to-ufv-for-plane-restoration-project|website=BC Association of Institutes & Universities|publisher=BCAIU|access-date=12 December 2016|date=13 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Tenby|first1=Henry|title=Trans Canada Airlines Lockheed Lodestar CF-TCY Restoration|url=http://www.henrytenby.com/trans-canada-airlines-lockheed-lodestar-cf-tcy-restoration|website=Henry Tenby|access-date=12 December 2016|date=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aircraft CF-TCY Data|url=http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/CF-TCY.html|website=Airport-Data.com|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>
* c/n 18-2220 – L18-08 in storage at the [[Reynolds-Alberta Museum]] in [[Wetaskiwin, Alberta]]. It was previously registered as CF-TDB.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aviation |url=https://reynoldsmuseum.ca/aviation |website=Reynolds Museum |publisher=Government of Alberta |access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref>
* c/n 18-2220 – L18-08 in storage at the [[Reynolds Museum]] in [[Wetaskiwin]], [[Alberta]]. It was previously registered as CF-TDB.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aviation |url=https://reynoldsmuseum.ca/aviation |website=[[Reynolds Museum]]|publisher=Government of Alberta |access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref>


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===New Zealand===
===New Zealand===
* c/n 18-2020 – C-60 on static display at the [[Museum of Transport and Technology]] in [[Western Springs (Auckland suburb)|Western Springs]], Auckland. It was built for United Airlines in October 1940 and registered as NC25630. It was impressed into United States Army Air Forces with the serial number 42-53504. In September 1941 it was transferred to the Royal Air Force as AX756. Next, it was operated as G-AGCN by the British Overseas Airways Corporation in East Africa. After serving with the Spanish Air Force, it was sold back to the United States where it was registered as N9933F. Sold again to FieldAir in either 1957 or 1958 it was converted to an [[aerial topdressing|aerial topdresser]] and given the registration ZK-BVE. It was damaged in a wheels up landing in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|title=AVIATION|url=http://www.motat.org.nz/collection/collection-themes/aviation/|website=Museum of Transport and Technology|publisher=MOTAT|access-date=13 December 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113095339/http://www.motat.org.nz/collection/collection-themes/aviation|archive-date=13 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Wesley|first1=Richard|title=Lockheed 19 Lodestar|url=http://motataircraft.blogspot.com/2007/12/lockheed-19-lodestar.html|website=MOTAT Aircraft Collection|publisher=Blogger|access-date=13 December 2016|date=23 December 2007}}</ref><ref name="KAI">{{cite web|last1=Treweek|first1=Phillip|title=Lockheed (Model 18) C-60 Lodestar|url=http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/lodestar.html|website=Kiwi Aircraft Images|access-date=13 December 2016|date=19 September 1998}}</ref>
* c/n 18-2020 – C-60 on static display at the [[Museum of Transport & Technology]], [[Auckland]]. It was built for United Airlines in October 1940 and registered as NC25630. It was impressed into United States Army Air Forces with the serial number 42-53504. In September 1941 it was transferred to the Royal Air Force as AX756. Next, it was operated as G-AGCN by the [[British Overseas Airways Corporation]] in East Africa. After serving with the Spanish Air Force, it was sold back to the United States where it was registered as N9933F. Sold again to FieldAir in either 1957 or 1958 it was converted to an [[aerial topdressing|aerial topdresser]] and given the registration ZK-BVE. It was damaged in a wheels up landing in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|title=AVIATION|url=http://www.motat.org.nz/collection/collection-themes/aviation/|website=Museum of Transport and Technology|publisher=MOTAT|access-date=13 December 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113095339/http://www.motat.org.nz/collection/collection-themes/aviation|archive-date=13 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Wesley|first1=Richard|title=Lockheed 19 Lodestar|url=http://motataircraft.blogspot.com/2007/12/lockheed-19-lodestar.html|website=MOTAT Aircraft Collection|publisher=Blogger|access-date=13 December 2016|date=23 December 2007}}</ref><ref name="KAI">{{cite web|last1=Treweek|first1=Phillip|title=Lockheed (Model 18) C-60 Lodestar|url=http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/lodestar.html|website=Kiwi Aircraft Images|access-date=13 December 2016|date=19 September 1998}}</ref>
* c/n 18-2152 – C-60 under restoration with the Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society in [[Gisborne, New Zealand|Gisborne, Gisborne]]. It was previously operated by the Royal Air Force as EW984 and Spanish Air Force. Sold to civilian ownership, it was first registered in the United States as N9930F in 1955. It was converted to an aerial topdresser by Fieldair in 1957 and registered as ZK-BUV. It was a gate guardian at [[Gisborne Airport]] from 1973 to 1998.<ref>{{cite web|title=[Data Sheet]|url=http://www.gisborne.net.nz/cadstuff/dsheet1.html|website=Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-59 Lodestar, s/n EW984 RAF, c/n 18-2152, c/r ZK-BUV|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=123200|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="KAI" />
* c/n 18-2152 – C-60 under restoration with the Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society in [[Gisborne, New Zealand|Gisborne]]. It was previously operated by the Royal Air Force as EW984 and Spanish Air Force. Sold to civilian ownership, it was first registered in the United States as N9930F in 1955. It was converted to an aerial topdresser by Fieldair in 1957 and registered as ZK-BUV. It was a gate guardian at [[Gisborne Airport]] from 1973 to 1998.<ref>{{cite web|title=[Data Sheet]|url=http://www.gisborne.net.nz/cadstuff/dsheet1.html|website=Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-59 Lodestar, s/n EW984 RAF, c/n 18-2152, c/r ZK-BUV|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=123200|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="KAI" />
* c/n 18-2388 – L18-56 on static display at the National Transport and Toy Museum in [[Wānaka|Wanaka]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Aircraft|url=http://nttmuseumwanaka.co.nz/aircraft|website=National Transport and Toy Museum|access-date=13 December 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013222815/http://nttmuseumwanaka.co.nz/aircraft|archive-date=13 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="KAI" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Livingstone|first1=Bob|title=Guest Gallery (2)|url=http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/livingst.html|website=Kiwi Aircraft Images|publisher=Phillip Treweek|access-date=13 December 2016|date=1992}}</ref>
* c/n 18-2388 – L18-56 on static display at the [[National Transport & Toy Museum]] in [[Wānaka]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Aircraft|url=http://nttmuseumwanaka.co.nz/aircraft|website=National Transport and Toy Museum|access-date=13 December 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013222815/http://nttmuseumwanaka.co.nz/aircraft|archive-date=13 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="KAI" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Livingstone|first1=Bob|title=Guest Gallery (2)|url=http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/livingst.html|website=Kiwi Aircraft Images|publisher=Phillip Treweek|access-date=13 December 2016|date=1992}}</ref>


===Norway===
===Norway===
* c/n 18-2444 – C-60A on static display with the [[Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection]] at [[Gardermoen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed C-60A Lodestar|url=https://www.flysam.no/utstillingen/flyene/lockheed-c-60a-lodestar/|website=www.flysam.no|publisher=Flysamlingen Forsvarets Museer|access-date=6 April 2019}}</ref>
* c/n 18-2444 – C-60A on static display with the [[Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection]] at [[Gardermoen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed C-60A Lodestar|url=https://www.flysam.no/utstillingen/flyene/lockheed-c-60a-lodestar/|website=www.flysam.no|publisher=Flysamlingen Forsvarets Museer|access-date=6 April 2019}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


===South Africa===
===South Africa===
* c/n 18-2026 – L18-08 on static display at the South African Airways Museum in [[Germiston, Gauteng]]. It was previously operated by [[South African Airways]] as ZS-ASN.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andries Pretorius|url=http://www.saamuseum.co.za/our-aircraft/72.html|website=SAA Museum Society|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>
* c/n 18-2026 – L18-08 on static display at the [[South African Airways Museum]] in [[Germiston, Gauteng]]. It was previously operated by [[South African Airways]] as ZS-ASN.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andries Pretorius|url=http://www.saamuseum.co.za/our-aircraft/72.html|website=SAA Museum Society|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>


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===United States===
===United States===
* c/n 18-2035 – XC-60B on static display at the [[Castle Air Museum]] at the former [[Castle Air Force Base]] in [[Atwater, California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=AIRCRAFT ON DISPLAY|url=http://www.castleairmuseum.org/ondisplay|website=Castle Air Museum|publisher=Castle Air Museum|access-date=12 December 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114232620/http://www.castleairmuseum.org/ondisplay/|archive-date=14 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed XC-60B Lodestar, s/n 1373 SAAF, c/n 18-2035, c/r N102V|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=5747|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>
* c/n 18-2035 – XC-60B on static display at the [[Castle Air Museum]] at the former [[Castle Air Force Base]] in [[Atwater, California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=AIRCRAFT ON DISPLAY|url=http://www.castleairmuseum.org/ondisplay|website=Castle Air Museum|access-date=12 December 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114232620/http://www.castleairmuseum.org/ondisplay/|archive-date=14 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed XC-60B Lodestar, s/n 1373 SAAF, c/n 18-2035, c/r N102V|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=5747|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>
* c/n 18-2232 - L18-56 Howard 250 factory test aircraft airworthy with Todd Schultz of Bakersfield, California.
* c/n 18-2404 – R5O-5 airworthy with Lawrence E. Hill of [[Marion, Montana]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed R5O-5 Lodestar, s/n 12474 USN, c/n 18-2404, c/r N631LS |url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=9747 |website=Aerial Visuals |publisher=AerialVisuals.ca |access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FAA REGISTRY [N631LS] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N631LS |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
* c/n 18-2404 – R5O-5 airworthy with Lawrence E. Hill of [[Marion, Montana]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed R5O-5 Lodestar, s/n 12474 USN, c/n 18-2404, c/r N631LS |url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=9747 |website=Aerial Visuals |publisher=AerialVisuals.ca |access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FAA REGISTRY [N631LS] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N631LS |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=1 January 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* c/n 18-2302 – C-60 on display at the [[1940 Air Terminal Museum]] in [[Houston, Texas]]. It has been converted for use as an executive aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed Lodestar - N31G|url=http://www.1940airterminal.org/TheHangar/Lodestar|website=1940 Air Terminal Museum|publisher=Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>
* c/n 18-2302 – C-60 on display at the [[1940 Air Terminal Museum]] in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. It has been converted for use as an executive aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed Lodestar - N31G|url=http://www.1940airterminal.org/TheHangar/Lodestar|website=1940 Air Terminal Museum|publisher=Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society|access-date=12 December 2016|archive-date=1 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201142304/http://www.1940airterminal.org/TheHangar/Lodestar/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* c/n 18-2347 – C-60 in storage in [[Corinth, Mississippi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-60 Lodestar, c/n 18-2347, c/r N442D|url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=13790|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=5 April 2019}}</ref>
* c/n 18-2347 – C-60 in storage in [[Corinth, Mississippi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-60 Lodestar, c/n 18-2347, c/r N442D|url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=13790|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=5 April 2019}}</ref>
* c/n 18-2359 – C-57 derelict static display since 1973 at [[Bowman Field (Kentucky)]], [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]].<ref>Arrington, C. W. (2017). ''Bowman Field''. Arcadia Publishing.</ref>
* c/n 18-6124 – L18-56 airworthy with Chris Galloway of [[Knights Landing, California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1941 LOCKHEED HUDSON/L-18 LODESTAR N41CW S/N 6124|url=http://courtesyaircraft.com/aircraft/n41cw-1941-lockheed-hudsonl-18-lodestar|website=Courtesy Aircraft Sales|publisher=Courtesy Aircraft Sales|access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed L-18 Lodestar, s/n BW445 RAF, c/n 18-6124, c/r N41CW|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=2290|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N41CW]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N41CW|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref>
* 41-19729 – C-56 on static display at the [[Travis Air Force Base Heritage Center]] at [[Travis Air Force Base]] near [[Fairfield, California]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Veronico|first1=Nick|title=Outdoor Exhibits - C-56 "Lodestar"|url=https://travisheritagecenter.org/html/c56.html|website=Travis Air Force Base Heritage Center|publisher=Travis Heritage Center|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-56 Lodestar, s/n 41-19729 USAAF, c/n 18-2089, c/r N2333|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=13937|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>
* c/n 18-6124 – L18-56 airworthy with Chris Galloway of [[Knights Landing]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1941 LOCKHEED HUDSON/L-18 LODESTAR N41CW S/N 6124|url=http://courtesyaircraft.com/aircraft/n41cw-1941-lockheed-hudsonl-18-lodestar|website=Courtesy Aircraft Sales|access-date=4 April 2017|archive-date=4 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404220440/http://courtesyaircraft.com/aircraft/n41cw-1941-lockheed-hudsonl-18-lodestar/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed L-18 Lodestar, s/n BW445 RAF, c/n 18-6124, c/r N41CW|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=2290|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N41CW]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N41CW|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=4 April 2017|archive-date=4 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404131217/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N41CW|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 41-19729 – C-56 on static display at the [[Travis Air Force Base Heritage Center]] at [[Travis Air Force Base]] near [[Fairfield, California]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Veronico|first1=Nick|title=Outdoor Exhibits - C-56 "Lodestar"|url=https://travisheritagecenter.org/html/c56.html|website=Travis Air Force Base Heritage Center|publisher=Travis Heritage Center|access-date=12 December 2016|archive-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314051528/https://travisheritagecenter.org/html/c56.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-56 Lodestar, s/n 41-19729 USAAF, c/n 18-2089, c/r N2333|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=13937|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>
* 42-32181 – C-60 on static display at the [[Planes of Fame Air Museum]] in [[Chino, California]].<ref name="POFAM">{{cite web|title=Flying & Static Aircraft|url=http://planesoffame.org/index.php?page=static-flying|website=Planes of Fame Air Museum|access-date=12 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520044311/http://planesoffame.org/index.php?page=static-flying|archive-date=20 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-60 Lodestar, s/n 42-32181 USAAF, c/n 18-2201, c/r N3779G|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=38763|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>
* 42-32181 – C-60 on static display at the [[Planes of Fame Air Museum]] in [[Chino, California]].<ref name="POFAM">{{cite web|title=Flying & Static Aircraft|url=http://planesoffame.org/index.php?page=static-flying|website=Planes of Fame Air Museum|access-date=12 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520044311/http://planesoffame.org/index.php?page=static-flying|archive-date=20 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-60 Lodestar, s/n 42-32181 USAAF, c/n 18-2201, c/r N3779G|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=38763|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>
* 42-55884 – C-60A airworthy with Gary Hilton of [[Kingsville, Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-60A-1-LO Lodestar, s/n 42-55884 USAAF, c/n 18-2274, c/r N30N|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=23267|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N30N]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N30N|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>
* 42-55884 – C-60A airworthy with Gary Hilton of [[Kingsville, Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-60A-1-LO Lodestar, s/n 42-55884 USAAF, c/n 18-2274, c/r N30N|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=23267|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N30N]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N30N|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=12 December 2016}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* 42-56005 – C-60A airworthy with the Houston Wing of the [[Commemorative Air Force]] in [[Houston, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=C-60 Lodestar|url=http://houstonwing.org/wing-aircraft/c-60-lodestar|website=Commemorative Air Force Houston Wing|publisher=Commemorative Air Force, Inc.|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-60A Lodestar, s/n 42-56005 USAAF, c/n 18-2478, c/r N60JT|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=28889|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N60JT]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N60JT|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref>
* 42-56005 – C-60A airworthy with the [[Houston Wing]] of the [[Commemorative Air Force]] in [[Houston]], [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=C-60 Lodestar|url=http://houstonwing.org/wing-aircraft/c-60-lodestar|website=Commemorative Air Force Houston Wing|publisher=Commemorative Air Force, Inc.|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-60A Lodestar, s/n 42-56005 USAAF, c/n 18-2478, c/r N60JT|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=28889|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N60JT]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N60JT|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220113638/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N60JT|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 42-56036 – C-60A airworthy with the Mid America Flight Museum in [[Mount Pleasant, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=N1940S|url=http://www.midamericaflightmuseum.org/Lodestar%20Info%20(N1940S).pdf|website=Mid America Flight Museum|access-date=3 March 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201332/http://www.midamericaflightmuseum.org/Lodestar%20Info%20%28N1940S%29.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N1940S]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N1940S|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=3 March 2017}}</ref>
* 42-56036 – C-60A airworthy with the Mid America Flight Museum in [[Mount Pleasant, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=N1940S|url=http://www.midamericaflightmuseum.org/Lodestar%20Info%20(N1940S).pdf|website=Mid America Flight Museum|access-date=3 March 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201332/http://www.midamericaflightmuseum.org/Lodestar%20Info%20%28N1940S%29.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N1940S]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N1940S|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-date=3 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303200804/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N1940S|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 43-16445 – C-60A on static display at the [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]] at [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]] in [[Dayton, Ohio]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed C-60A Lodestar|url=http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/MuseumExhibits/FactSheets/Display/tabid/509/Article/197555/lockheed-c-60a-lodestar.aspx|website=National Museum of the US Air Force|access-date=12 December 2016|date=10 April 2015}}</ref>
* 43-16445 – C-60A on static display at the [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]] at [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]] in [[Dayton, Ohio]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed C-60A Lodestar|url=http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/MuseumExhibits/FactSheets/Display/tabid/509/Article/197555/lockheed-c-60a-lodestar.aspx|website=National Museum of the US Air Force|access-date=12 December 2016|date=10 April 2015}}</ref>
* 43-16462 – C-60A on static display at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California.<ref name="POFAM" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar, s/n 43-16462 USAAF, c/n 18-2622, c/r N1000B|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=4025|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>
* 43-16462 – C-60A on static display at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California.<ref name="POFAM" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar, s/n 43-16462 USAAF, c/n 18-2622, c/r N1000B|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=4025|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>
* 12473 – R5O-5 on static display at the [[March Field Air Museum]] at [[March Air Reserve Base]] (former [[March Air Force Base]]) in [[Riverside, California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=R50-5 Lodestar|url=http://www.marchfield.org/aircraft/cargo/r50-5-lodestar-lockheed|website=March Field Air Museum|publisher=March Field Air Museum|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref>
* 12473 – R5O-5 on static display at the [[March Field Air Museum]] at [[March Air Reserve Base]] (former [[March Air Force Base]]) in [[Riverside, California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=R50-5 Lodestar|url=http://www.marchfield.org/aircraft/cargo/r50-5-lodestar-lockheed|website=March Field Air Museum|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref>
* 12481 – R5O-5 on static display at the [[Pima Air & Space Museum]] adjacent to [[Davis-Monthan Air Force Base]] in [[Tucson, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LODESTAR|url=http://www.pimaair.org/aircraft-by-name/item/lockheed-r5o-5-lodestar|website=Pima Air & Space Museum|publisher=Pimaair.org|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>
* 12481 – R5O-5 on static display at the [[Pima Air & Space Museum]] adjacent to [[Davis-Monthan Air Force Base]] in [[Tucson, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LODESTAR|url=http://www.pimaair.org/aircraft-by-name/item/lockheed-r5o-5-lodestar|website=Pima Air & Space Museum|publisher=Pimaair.org|access-date=12 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220095914/http://www.pimaair.org/aircraft-by-name/item/lockheed-r5o-5-lodestar|url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Uruguay===
===Uruguay===
* c/n 18-2349 – C-60 on static display at the Museo Aeronáutico Jaime Meregalli at [[Carrasco Airport]] near [[Montevideo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Museo Aeronáutico|url=http://www.artemercosur.org.uy/aeronautico/index.html|website=Arte Mercosur|access-date=12 December 2016|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Romero|first1=Álvaro|title=Visitamos el nuevo Museo Aeronáutico del Uruguay|url=http://modocharlie.com/2015/03/visitamos-el-nuevo-museo-aeronautico-del-uruguay|website=ModoCharlie|publisher=ModoCharlie|access-date=12 December 2016|language=es|date=2015-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-60 Lodestar, s/n 42-32215 USAAF, c/n 18-2349, c/r N69415|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=36017|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> It was seized as a smuggler in the 1980s.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}
* c/n 18-2349 – C-60 on static display at the Museo Aeronáutico Jaime Meregalli at [[Carrasco Airport]] near [[Montevideo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Museo Aeronáutico|url=http://www.artemercosur.org.uy/aeronautico/index.html|website=Arte Mercosur|access-date=12 December 2016|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Romero|first1=Álvaro|title=Visitamos el nuevo Museo Aeronáutico del Uruguay|url=http://modocharlie.com/2015/03/visitamos-el-nuevo-museo-aeronautico-del-uruguay|website=ModoCharlie|access-date=12 December 2016|language=es|date=2015-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-60 Lodestar, s/n 42-32215 USAAF, c/n 18-2349, c/r N69415|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=36017|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> It was seized as a smuggler in the 1980s.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}


==Specifications (C-60A-5)==
==Specifications (C-60A-5)==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar}}
* {{Commons category-inline|Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar}}
* [https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/items/show/60361 Manual de serviço do Lockheed-Lodestar] – [https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/ The Museum of Flight Digital Collections]


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Model 18 Lodestar
C-56 / C-57 / C-60 / R5O
Lockheed Lodestar flying skydivers at Goderich, 1977
General information
TypePassenger transport
National originUnited States
ManufacturerLockheed
Primary userUnited States Army Air Corps
Number built625[1]
History
Introduction date30 March 1940
First flight21 September 1939
Developed fromLockheed Model 14 Super Electra
VariantsLockheed Ventura

The Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar is an American passenger transport aircraft of the World War II era, developed as part of the Model 10 Electra family, specifically from the Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra.

Design and development

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Sales of the 10–14 passenger Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra, which first flew in 1937, had proved disappointing, despite the aircraft's excellent performance, as it was more expensive to operate than the larger Douglas DC-3, already in widespread use.[2] In order to improve the type's economics, Lockheed decided to stretch the aircraft's fuselage by 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m), allowing an extra two rows of seats to be fitted.[3]

The prototype for the revised airliner, designated Model 18 by Lockheed, was converted from the fourth Model 14, one of a batch which had been returned to the manufacturer by Northwest Airlines after a series of crashes. The modified aircraft first flew in this form on 21 September 1939, another two prototypes being converted from Model 14s, with the first newly built Model 18 flying on 2 February 1940.[4]

A total of 625 Lodestars of all variants were built.

Operational history

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Lockheed Lodestar
Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar over Houston, 1947 or 1948

The Lodestar received its Type certificate on 30 March 1940, allowing it to enter service with the first customer, Mid-Continent Airlines that month.[5] As hoped, the extra seats greatly improved the Model 18's economics, reducing its seat-mile costs to a similar level to that of the DC-3, while retaining superior performance. Despite this, sales to US domestic customers were relatively slow as most US airlines were already committed to the DC-3, with only 31 Lodestars going to US airlines.[6] Overseas sales were a little better, with the biggest airline customers being South African Airways (21), New Zealand National Airways Corporation (13), Trans-Canada Air Lines (12) and BOAC (9); another 29 were bought by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force. Various Pratt & Whitney and Wright Cyclone powerplants were installed.

When the United States started to build up its military air strength in 1940–41, many American-operated Lodestars were impressed as the C-56. This was followed by the construction of many new-build Lodestars which were flown by the U.S. Army Air Forces as the C-60 and by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps as the R5O. Lend-lease aircraft were used by the RNZAF as transports.

One was purchased in 1942 to serve as Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas' personal aircraft. This aircraft was specially designed for that purpose and had 11 seats.

Howard 250 Lodestar conversion fitted with tri-gear. At Opa Locka Airport near Miami in 1981

After the war many Lodestars were overhauled and returned to civilian service, mostly as executive transports such as Dallas Aero Service's DAS Dalaero conversion, Bill Lear's Learstar (produced by PacAero), and Howard Aero's Howard 250.[7][8] A few of the latter were converted to tricycle landing gear.

While the surviving New Zealand NZNAC aircraft were sold back overseas in 1951/52, six more were later imported and converted for aerial topdressing.

A single Lodestar served with the Israeli Air Force during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

A number of skydiving operations in the United States used Lodestars during the 1970s and 1980s.

Variants

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18-07
Powered by two 875 hp Pratt & Whitney Hornet S1E2-G engines; 25 built plus two prototypes.[9]
18-08
Powered by two 1,200 hp Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp S1C3-G engines; 33 built.[10]
18-10
Powered by two 1,200 hp Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp S1C3-G engines; 39 built.[11]
18-14
Powered by two 1,200 hp Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp S4C4-G engines; four built.[9]
18-40
Powered by two 1,200 hp Wright Cyclone G-1820-G104A engines; 26 built.[9]
18-50
Powered by two 1,200hp Wright Cyclone G-1820-G202A engines; 13 built.[11]
18-56
Powered by two 1,200hp Wright Cyclone GR-1820-G205A, R-1820-40 or R-1820-87 engines.[5][12]

US Army Lodestars

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C-56
Powered by 1,200 hp Wright 1820-89 engines, one Model 18-50 for evaluation.[13]
C-56A
One impressed Model 18-07 with two Pratt & Whitney R-1690-54 engines.[13]
C-56B
Thirteen impressed Model 18-40s with two Wright 1820-97 engines.[13]
C-56C
Twelve impressed Model 18-07.[13]
C-56D
Seven impressed Model 18-08.[13]
C-56E
Two Model 18-40s impressed in 1943.[13]
C-57
As Model 18-14 powered by two 1,200 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-53 engines.[13]
C-57A
Allocated for impressed aircraft, not used.[13]
C-57B
Based on Model 18-08 fitted for trooping; seven aircraft built.[13]
C-57C
Repowered C-60A with Pratt & Whitney R-1830-51 engines; three aircraft converted.[13]
C-57D
Repowered C-57C with Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 engines; one aircraft converted.[13]
C-59
Based on Model 18-07 powered by Pratt & Whitney R-1690-25 Hornet engines; 10 aircraft built, transferred to Royal Air Force as Lodestar IA.
C-60
Model 18-56 powered by Wright R-1820-87 engines; 36 aircraft built, some transferred to RAF as Lodestar II.
C-60A
As the C-60 but fitted out as a paratroop transport powered by Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engines; 325 aircraft built.[13]
XC-60B
One C-60A fitted with experimental de-icing equipment.[13]
C-60C
Proposed 21-seat troop transport aircraft, never built.
C-66
Powered by Wright R-1820-87 engines; one aircraft built, 11-passenger interior for transfer to the Brazilian Air Force.[13]
C-104
Original designation for C-60C

US Navy Lodestars

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XR5O-1
One Model 18-07 acquired for evaluation powered by 1,200 hp (895 kW) Wright R-1820-40 engines.[13]
R5O-1
Staff transport powered by 1,200 hp (895 kW) Wright R-1820-97 engines; three aircraft built, two for the USN and one for the United States Coast Guard.
R5O-2
Navy version of the C-59 powered by 850 hp (634 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1690-25 engines; one aircraft built.
R5O-3
Powered by 1,200 hp (895 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1830-34A engines. Originally 4-seater VIP transports; three aircraft built.
R5O-4
Powered by 1,200 hp (895 kW) Wright R-1820-40 engines. Impressed. 7-seater staff transports; 12 aircraft built.
R5O-5
Navy version of the C-60 powered by 1,200 hp (895 kW) Wright R-1820-40 engines. Similar to the R5O-4 but had 14-seats; 38 aircraft built and three former NEIAF aircraft.[13]
R5O-6
Navy version of the C-60A for the US Marine Corps, equipped with 18 paratroop seats; 35 built.[13]

Operators

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A Lodestar of National Airways Corporation in 1947.

Civil operators

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 Australia
 Belgium
 Bolivia
 Brazil
 Canada
 Chile
 Finland
 France
 Honduras
 Kenya,  Tanganyika,  Uganda and  Zanzibar
 New Zealand
 Portugal
BOAC Lockheed 18, Ankara, ca. 1942
 Puerto Rico
 South Africa
 Sweden
 Trinidad and Tobago
 United Kingdom
  • BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) - Purchased nine, new-build, Model 18-07s supplemented by 29 second hand aircraft (Model 18-07, 18–10, 18–40, 18-50 C-59, C60 and C60A).[18])
 United States
National Airlines Lockheed 18
 Venezuela

Military operators

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 Australia
 Brazil
 Canada
 Colombia
 Haiti
 Israel
 Mexico
SAAF Lodestar 18 ambulance aircraft, at Catania, Sicily circa 1944
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Norway
 South Africa
Lockheed R5O-1, staff transport for the Secretary of the Navy. At San Francisco on August 4, 1941.
 United Kingdom
 United States

Accidents and incidents

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Main article: Panair do Brasil § Accidents

Between 1941 and 1944, the Panair do Brasil airline suffered 4 accidents involving the Lodestar which resulted in a total of 57 fatalities.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

In January 1943, Lockheed Lodestar Mk.II EW986,[27] c/n 2154, in the service of the Royal Air Force, overshot and crashed 3 km south of Heliopolis, Egypt. At least 12 crew members and passengers died in the crash.[27] A cause of the accident was not determined. Among those killed were Air Vice-Marshal Wilfred Ashton McClaughry, CB, DSO, MC, DFC and Lady Rosalinde Tedder née MacLardy, wife of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, GCB.[27]

Main article: 1949 Queensland Airlines Lockheed Lodestar crash

In 1949, a Lockheed Lodestar in airline service in Australia crashed immediately after takeoff. All 21 occupants died in the crash or the ensuing conflagration. The cause of the accident was determined to be that the center of gravity was behind the rear limit. It is also likely the elevator trim tab was set for landing rather than takeoff.[28]

On 20 December 1956, Alden G. Roach, president of the Consolidated Western Steel and the Columbia-Geneva-Steel Divisions of U.S. Steel, pilot and co-pilot crash near Tyrone, Pennsylvania, Model 18-56, N 1245V, U.S. Steel owned company plane. Causes unknown.[29]

On 22 March 1958, Mike Todd's private plane Lucky Liz, named after his wife Elizabeth Taylor, crashed near Grants, New Mexico. The plane, a twin-engine Lockheed Lodestar, suffered engine failure while being flown overloaded, in icing conditions at too-high an altitude for the loading. The plane went out of control and crashed, killing all four on board.[citation needed]

On 4 September 1962, a Lockheed 18-56-24 Lodestar operated by the Ashland Oil and Refining Company crashed near Lake Milton, Ohio. The flight was in-route to Ashland Regional Airport (KDWU) from Buffalo Airport, NY. Eleven passengers and two crew-members were killed. Investigation determined the crash a result of a malfunction of the electric elevator trim tab, which caused the loss of the plane's right wing during flight.[30]

On 21 August 1983, a Lockheed L-18 LEARStar operated by Landry Aviation, Inc. crashed near Silvana, Washington. The flight was a planned parachute drop carrying two pilots and 22 parachutists. Nine parachutists and two crew-members were killed while 13 were able to parachute to safety after the pilots lost control and entered a vertical descent from 12,500 feet. Investigation determined the crash a result of a failure of the operator and pilot-in-command to assure proper load distribution during the parachute drop.[31]

Surviving aircraft

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Brazil

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Canada

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Finland

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New Zealand

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  • c/n 18-2020 – C-60 on static display at the Museum of Transport & Technology, Auckland. It was built for United Airlines in October 1940 and registered as NC25630. It was impressed into United States Army Air Forces with the serial number 42-53504. In September 1941 it was transferred to the Royal Air Force as AX756. Next, it was operated as G-AGCN by the British Overseas Airways Corporation in East Africa. After serving with the Spanish Air Force, it was sold back to the United States where it was registered as N9933F. Sold again to FieldAir in either 1957 or 1958 it was converted to an aerial topdresser and given the registration ZK-BVE. It was damaged in a wheels up landing in 1969.[42][43][44]
  • c/n 18-2152 – C-60 under restoration with the Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society in Gisborne. It was previously operated by the Royal Air Force as EW984 and Spanish Air Force. Sold to civilian ownership, it was first registered in the United States as N9930F in 1955. It was converted to an aerial topdresser by Fieldair in 1957 and registered as ZK-BUV. It was a gate guardian at Gisborne Airport from 1973 to 1998.[45][46][44]
  • c/n 18-2388 – L18-56 on static display at the National Transport & Toy Museum in Wānaka.[47][44][48]

Norway

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South Africa

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Sweden

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United States

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Uruguay

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Specifications (C-60A-5)

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3-view line drawing of the Lockheed R5O-3 Lodestar
3-view line drawing of the Lockheed R5O-3 Lodestar

Data from Lockheed Aircraft since 1913.[81]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3
  • Capacity: 18 passengers
  • Length: 49 ft 10 in (15.19 m)
  • Wingspan: 65 ft 6 in (19.96 m)
  • Height: 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
  • Wing area: 551 sq ft (51.2 m2)
  • Empty weight: 12,500 lb (5,670 kg)
  • Gross weight: 17,500 lb (7,938 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 21,000 lb (9,525 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Wright R-1820-87 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 266 mph (428 km/h, 231 kn) at 1,750 ft (530 m)
  • Cruise speed: 200 mph (320 km/h, 170 kn)
  • Range: 2,500 mi (4,000 km, 2,200 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 30,100 ft (9,200 m)
  • Climb to 10,000 ft (3,000 m): 6.6 minutes

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Francillon 1982, p. 488.
  2. ^ Francillon 1982, p. 135.
  3. ^ Francillon 1982, pp. 185–86.
  4. ^ Francillon 1982, pp. 1398, 186.
  5. ^ a b Francillon 1982, p. 186.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Francillon 1982, p. 187.
  7. ^ Taylor 1965, p. 244.
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  14. ^ Francillon 1982, pp. 187, 488.
  15. ^ a b Francillon 1982, p. 188.
  16. ^ Francillon 1982, p. 191.
  17. ^ Francillon 1982, pp. 187–188.
  18. ^ Francillon 1982, pp. 187, 191.
  19. ^ a b Francillon 1982, p. 193.
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