Lockheed Twin Tails (was: Lodestar lands at flight museum)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

In 1943, the first Lodestar was delivered to CPA and was named CF-CPA. In 1943 seven Lodestars were allocated to CPA by the USAAF especially for use on the WSR, Alaskan Highway & Canol Pipeline.

A picture of CF-CPB in Alaska. Most likely also one of the ex-NEI order Lodestars.

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

This web page lists all the Dutch Lodestars: http://www.adastron.com/lockheed/lodestar/lt9-list.htm

They had a very chequered career, serving with the Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force (ML-KNIL), RAAF, USAAF, USN and various civilian operators.

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[Lang]

Good Info Hanno

Lang