
| Lodestar LT9-18 photographed in the United States prior to delivery. Note that the serial is presented in an earlier format with the hyphen after the "9". Effective from 16 August 1940, the presentation was changed with the hyphen appearing between the letters and the numerals. For the purposes of consistency, this latter format has been adopted on this page. This aeroplane was destroyed in an air raid on Broome in March 1942. (Photo: N. Geldhof via Al Bovelt) |
| Because the Dutch Lodestars feature so prominently in any study of Australian Lodestars, it has been decided to present this complete listing to provide readers with an overview of the aircraft which carried serial numbers prefixed LT9. |
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LT-
|
MSN
|
LAC
TYPE
|
MIL
TYPE
|
PREV ID
|
LATER ID
|
CALLSIGN
|
REMARKS
|
|
901 |
2096 |
18-10 |
R5O-3 |
- |
01006 |
- |
NTU. Del to USN as R5O-3 (Note 4) |
|
902 |
2097 |
18-10 |
R5O-3 |
- |
01007 |
- |
NTU. Del to USN as R5O-3 (Note 4) |
|
903 |
2098 |
18-10 |
- |
- |
CF-BTY |
- |
NTU. Del to Yukon Southern Airways (Note 4) |
|
904 |
2099 |
18-10 |
- |
- |
CF-BTZ |
- |
NTU. Del to Yukon Southern Airways (Note 4) |
|
905 |
2100 |
18-10 |
- |
- |
NC34905 |
- |
NTU. Del to Panair do Brasil (Note 4) |
|
906 |
2101 |
18-40 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Crashed at Soerabaja 07FEB42 |
|
907 |
2102 |
18-40 |
C-56B-LO |
- |
42-68347 |
VHCAA |
Later VH-ARZ |
|
908 |
2103 |
18-40 |
C-56B-LO |
- |
42-68348 |
VHCAB |
Crashed at Port Moresby 26NOV43 |
|
909 |
2104 |
18-40 |
C-56B-LO |
- |
42-68349 |
VHCAC |
Later VH-ARY |
|
910 |
2105 |
18-40 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Crashed Kemajoran, Batavia 13OCT41 |
|
911 |
2106 |
18-40 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Crashed at Kuantan, Malaya in FEB42 |
|
912 |
2107 |
18-40 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Destroyed in FEB42 |
|
913 |
2108 |
18-40 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Destroyed in FEB42 |
|
914 |
2109 |
18-40 |
C-56B-LO |
- |
42-68350 |
VHCAD |
Crashed between Townsville & Cooktown 14JUL42 |
|
915 |
2110 |
18-40 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Destroyed in Darwin MAR42 |
|
916 |
2120 |
18-40 |
C-56B-LO |
- |
42-68351 |
VHCAE |
Crashed at Archerfield 11OCT42 |
|
917 |
2121 |
18-40 |
C-56B-LO |
- |
42-68352 |
VHCAF |
Crashed at Archerfield 22APR44 |
|
918 |
2122 |
18-40 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Destroyed by bombing at Broome 03MAR42 |
|
919 |
2123 |
18-40 |
C-56B-LO |
- |
42-68353 |
VHCAG |
Destroyed by bombing at Port Moresby 17AUG42 |
|
920 |
2124 |
18-40 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Destroyed in FEB42 |
|
921 |
2125 |
18-40 |
C-56B-LO |
- |
42-68354 |
VHCAH |
Crashed at Buna 30NOV42 |
|
922 |
2126 |
18-40 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Destroyed in ground collision at Archerfield 17FEB42. Photo |
|
923 |
2127 |
18-40 |
C-56B-LO |
- |
42-68355 |
VHCAI |
Destroyed by bombing at Port Moresby 17AUG42 |
|
924 |
2128 |
18-40 |
C-56B-LO |
- |
42-68356 |
VHCAJ |
Damaged at Townsville 26FEB43 |
|
925 |
2129 |
18-40 |
C-56B-LO |
- |
42-68357 |
VHCAK |
Returned to USAAF after crash at Bundaberg 15MAY44 |
|
926 |
2177 |
18-50 |
C-60-LO |
- |
42-108787 |
- |
NTU. To USAAF as C-60-LO (Note 2) Later CF-CPA |
|
927 |
2178 |
18-50 |
R5O-5 |
- |
30149 |
- |
NTU. To USN as R5O-5 (Note 2) Later N1813M |
|
928 |
2179 |
18-50 |
C-60-LO |
- |
42-108788 |
- |
NTU. To USAAF as C-60-LO (Note 2) Later CF-CPB |
|
929 |
2180 |
18-50 |
C-60-LO |
- |
42-108789 |
- |
NTU. To USAAF as C-60-LO (Note 2) Later N13V |
|
930 |
2181 |
18-50 |
C-60-LO |
- |
42-108790 |
- |
NTU. To USAAF as C-60-LO (Note 2) |
|
931 |
2182 |
18-50 |
C-60-LO |
- |
42-108791 |
- |
NTU. To USAAF as C-60-LO (Note 2) Later N8000 |
|
932 |
2183 |
18-50 |
C-60-LO |
- |
42-108792 |
- |
NTU. To USAAF as C-60-LO (Note 2) Later N58181 |
|
933 |
2184 |
18-50 |
R5O-5 |
- |
30148 |
- |
NTU. To USN as R5O-5 (Note 2) Later N5202N |
|
934 |
2185 |
18-50 |
R5O-5 |
- |
30150 |
- |
NTU. To USN as R5O-5 (Note 2) Later PP-WAA |
|
931 (#2) |
2507 |
- |
C-60A-5-LO |
42-56034 |
- |
VHRDA |
(Note 1) (Note 3) |
|
932 (#2) |
2553 |
- |
C-60A-5-LO |
42-56060 |
VH-FAC |
VHRDT |
(Note 1) (Note 3) Later VH-FAC |
|
933 (#2) |
2603 |
- |
C-60A-5-LO |
43-16443 |
VH-FAB |
VHRDU |
(Note 3) Later VH-FAB |
|
934 (#2) |
2608 |
- |
C-60A-5-LO |
43-16448 |
- |
VHRDV |
(Note 3) |
|
935 |
2618 |
- |
C-60A-5-LO |
43-16458 |
- |
VHRDW |
(Note 3) |
|
936 |
2621 |
- |
C-60A-5-LO |
43-16461 |
- |
VHRDB |
(Note 3) |
SOURCES
|
"The
Lockheed Twins" (Air-Britain) by Peter Marson
"Lockheed Aircraft since 1913" (Putnam) by Rene Francillon A list by John Hopton dated December 1999. All sources agree unless stated otherwise. Additional notes supplied by Jos Heyman. |
NOTES
|
1 |
"The Lockheed Twins" states that msn 2507 was LT-932 although LT-931 and LT-934 are also quoted for this msn. |
|
2 |
Seized by US Govt and issued to USAAF & USN. |
|
3 |
Supplied under Lend-Lease to partially replace LT-926 to LT-934. Note that serials LT-931 to LT-934 incl were reissued. It is reported that four Lodestars were returned to the NEI in 1945 but their identities are uncertain. |
|
4 |
Although several sources show that LT-901 to LT-905 inclusive were ordered for the ML-KNIL but not taken up, some researchers believe that these aircraft were never ordered by the Dutch and that the first Lodestar was in fact LT-906. |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
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| 1 | 17OCT04 |
Original
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