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Lockheed R5O-1/4/5 “Lodestar” (1940) The Coast Guard acquired a Lockheed Model 18 (R5O-1), Lockheed registration number 2008, and it was delivered and accepted on 14 May 1940. It was used as an executive transport aircraft. The Coast Guard acquired four R5O-4 aircraft in late 1942.
Lockheed R5O (Lodestar) The Lockheed R5O was the US Navy’s designation for the Model 18 Lodestar transport, of which nearly 100 were used during the Second World War. The US Navy was the first branch of the American military to order the Lodestar, placing orders for one XR5O-1, two R5O-1s, one R5O-2 and two R5O-3s during 1940.
LOCKHEED R5O LODESTAR by Jack McKillop. During World War II, the U.S. Navy (USN) acquired 68 Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transports for its use and for use by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC).In USN service, the Model 18 Lodestar was designated R5O. Delivered between May 1940 and October 1943, the last R5O was struck off the inventory in June 1950.
21 de sept. de 2022 · In total, 625 Lockheed Model 18 Loadstars were built during its production run. Of the aircraft, nine were involved in fatal accidents. The most serious occurred in January 1943 when a Royal Air Force (RAF) Loadstar crashed south of Heliopolis, Egypt killing 12 passengers and crew. 3-view line drawing of the Lockheed R5O-3 Lodestar.
Lockheed 14 Super Electra and HudsonThe Super Electra was conceived in 1935 as Lockheed’s response to the DC-3. Development was slowed because of Lockheed’s limited resources being consumed by development of the Electra Junior. However, when the Super Electra did appear, it was technologically more advanced that the DC-3, featuring Fowler flaps that allowed the use of a much smaller wing.
World War II 1939-1945. Navy Communities. Aviation. File Formats. PDF (Portable Document Format) Location of Archival Materials. Author Name. Place of Event. Recipient Name.
R5O-1 R5O-2 R5O-3 R5O-4 R5O-5 R5O-6 Quốc gia sử dụng Dân sự Úc. Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) Bỉ. SABENA Bolivia. Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB) Brasil. Linhas Aéreas Wright; NAB – Navegação Aérea Brasileira; Panair do Brasil; SAVAG (Sociedade Anônima Viação Aérea Gaúcha)
