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Lodestar details wanted
Hello,
Am seeking further details of several Lockheed Lodestar C-56B's. The Makers numbers are as follows, but I cannot find any information about their other service numbers or Nations with which they served. MSN 18 - 2105 through to MSN 18 - 2119. MSN 18 - 2122, MSN 18 - 2124, MSN 18 - 2126. Thanks in advance. Alex |
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Re: Lodestar details wanted
http://joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_3.html
41-19730/19732 Lockheed C-57 Lodestar Civilian Model 18-14 impressed by USAAF. 19730 MSN 18-2115. Converted to Model 18-14 for Panair do Brasil as PP-PBQ Jan 2, 1945. Force landing at Catanduvas, Sao Paulo Oct 18, 1946, repaired but crashed on attempted takeoff Oct 22, 1946 and DBR. Now on display at Travis Air Museum, California in its original USAF serial number. Cancelled Dec 10, 1946 19731 MSN 18-2118. Wrecked in forced landing in Clinton, MD, 15 mls SE of Bolling Field, Washington DC Nov 23, 1942. The engines would not restart after feathering the props, presumably during a training flight. 19732 MSN 18-2119. To NC1000 1945, to N1000, to N5113 with General Motors 1954, to CF-XBD 1964, but ntu, to N51131. Disappeared in Caribbean prior Apr 1982, possibly drug running. |
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