LOCKHEED HUDSON / LODESTAR / VENTURA Series
HUDSON / LODESTAR / VENTURA Series SERVICE
Model 14 Super Electra
| Manufacturer: | The Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Burbank, California, USA |
| Model: | Model 14 |
| Designations: | C-111, R4O |
| Names: | Super Electra; "Thelma", "Toby" (Japan, US codenames) |
| First official flight: | (L-14-H) 29/07/1937 |
| Factory production period: | 1937 - 1940 |
| Primary service period: | 1937 - 1945 |
| Last official flight: | 1945 |
Model 414 Hudson
| Manufacturer: | The Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Burbank, California, USA |
| Models: | Model B14L, B14S, 214, 314, 414 |
| Designations: | A-28, A-29, AT-18, C-63, PBO |
| Name: | Hudson |
| First official flight: | (Hudson Mk. I) 10/12/1938 |
| Factory production period: | 1938 - 1943 |
| Primary service period: | 1939 - 1945 |
| Last official flight: | (Hudson Mk. IIIA) 13/12/1948 |
Model 18 Lodestar
| Manufacturer: | The Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Burbank, California, USA |
| Models: | Model 18, 118, 218 |
| Designations: | C-56, C-57, C-59, C-60, C-66, C-104, R5O |
| Names: | Lodestar; "Thalia" (Japan, US codename) |
| First official flight: | Model 18 (L-14) 21/09/1939 Model 18 (L-18) 02/02/1940 |
| Factory production period: | 1939 - 1944 |
| Primary service period: | 1940 - 1945 |
| Last official flight: | (ZC-60A) 1948 |
Ventura / Harpoon / Lexington
| Manufacturer: | The Lockheed Aircraft Corp.,
Burbank, California, USA (In 1943, Vega Airplane Co. merged with Lockheed) |
| Models: | Model 37, 137, 237, Vega Model 15 |
| Designations: | B-34, B-37, O-56, PV |
| Names: | Ventura (PV-1), Harpoon (PV-2), Lexington (B-34) |
| First official flight: | (Ventura Mk. I) 31/07/1941 (PV-1 Ventura) 03/11/1942 (PV-2 Harpoon) 03/12/1943 |
| Factory production period: | 1941 - 1945 |
| Primary service period: | 1942 - 1945 |
| Last official flight: | (PV-2) 08/1948 |
HUDSON / LODESTAR / VENTURA Series VARIANTS
| 1934 | Model 10 | Electra first flight: 23/02/1934 produced: (LO) 1933 - 1941 |
Grand Total: 0149 |
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| 1936 | Model 12 | Electra Junior first flight: 27/06/1936 produced: (LO) 1936 - 1942 |
Grand Total: 0130 |
Model 14 Super Electra
| 1937 | Model 14 | L-14-H / -H2 | 52 | |
| 1938 | Model 14 | L-14-N / -N2 / -N3 | 4 | |
| 1938 | Model 14 | L-14-WF62 (L-14-F62) | 21 | |
| 1938 | Model 14 | L-14-WG3B (L-14-G3B) | 34 | Total: 0111 |
| 1938 | Model 14 | XR4O-1 | 1 | Total: 0001 |
|
Grand Total: 0112 |
| 1940 | Foreign built - Japan: Army Type LO Transport "Thelma" |
119 |
Grand Total: 0119 |
Model 414 Hudson
| 1938 | Model B14L / 214-40-01 | Hudson Mk. I | 351 | |
| 1940 | Model 414-40-01 | Hudson Mk. II | 20 | |
| 1940 | Model 414-56-01/-03 | Hudson Mk. III | 427 | |
| 1939 | Model B14L / S / 414-08-10 | Hudson Mk. IV | 130 | |
| 1941 | Model 414-13-06/-07 | Hudson Mk. V | 409 | Total: 1337 |
| 1941 | Model 414-08-10 | A-28 (Hudson Mk. IVA) | 52 | |
| 1942 | Model 414-17-11 | A-28A (Hudson Mk. VI) | 450 | |
| 1941 | Model 414-56-03 | A-29 (Hudson Mk. IIIA) | 616 | |
| 1942 | Model 414-56-11 | A-29A (Hudson Mk. IIIA) | 184 | Total: 1302 |
| 1942 | Model 414-56-09 | AT-18 | 217 | |
| 1942 | Model 414-56-08 | AT-18A | 83 | Total: 0300 |
|
Grand Total: 2939 |
Model 18 Lodestar
| 1940 | Model 18-07/-08/-10 -14/-40/-50 |
L-18 | 140 | Total: 0140 |
| 1942 | Model 18-50-26 | C-56E | 2 | |
| 1941 | Model 18-10/10-01 | C-57 | 13 | |
| 1942 | Model 18-10-26 | C-57B | 7 | |
| 1941 | Model 18-07 | C-59 | 10 | |
| 1941 | Model 18-56/50-23 | C-60 | 36 | |
| 1942 | Model 18-56/56-23 | C-60A | 324 | |
| 1942 | Model 218-56-23 | XC-60B | 1 | |
| 1941 | Model 18-10-01 | C-66 | 1 | Total: 0394 |
| 1940 | Model 18-40-08 | XR5O-1 | 1 | |
| 1940 | Model 18-40-08 | R5O-1 | 2 | |
| 1940 | Model 18-07 | R5O-2 | 1 | |
| 1941 | Model 18-10 | R5O-3 | 2 | |
| 1942 | Model 18-56/56-08 | R5O-4 | 12 | |
| 1942 | Model 18-56-24 | R5O-5 | 38 | |
| 1943 | Model 18-56-23 | R5O-6 | 35 | Total: 0091 |
|
Grand Total: 0625 |
| 1941 | Foreign built - Japan: Kawasaki Ki-56 "Thalia" |
121 |
Grand Total: 0121 |
Ventura / Harpoon / Lexington
| 1941 | Model 37-21-01 | Ventura Mk. I | 188 | Total: 0188 |
| ? | Model 137-27-01 | Ventura Mk. II | 487 | |
| ? | Model 137-27-02 | B-34 Lexington | 200 | |
| 1942 | Model 137-96-03 | B-37 | 18 | Total: 0705 |
| 1942 | Model 237-27-01 | PV-1 Ventura | 1600 | Total: 1600 |
| 1944 | Model 15-27-01 | PV-2 Harpoon | 470 | |
| 1943 | Model 15-27-01 | PV-2C Harpoon | 30 | |
| 1945 | Model 15-27-01 | PV-2D Harpoon | 35 | Total: 0535 |
|
Grand Total: 3028 |
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GRAND TOTAL: 7223 |
SUPER ELECTRA PRODUCTION
L-14-H / -H2
L-14-N / -N2 / -N3
L-14-WF62 (L-14-F62)
L-14-WG3B (L14-G3B)
Civil airliners, solid nose, various engine differences.
30 L-14WG3B's purchased by Japan in 1938,
US codename: "Toby".
Produced 1937 - 1940
Lockheed Burbank, California
| L-14-H / -H2 | mixed 1401 to 1511 1439A |
52 | |
| L-14-N / -N2 / -N3 | mixed 1416 to 1496 | 4 | |
| L-14-WF62 | mixed 1410 to 1498 | 21 | |
| L-14-WG3B | mixed 1426 to 1481 | 34 | Total: 0111 |
XR4O-1
As L-14-H2, staff transport for US Navy.
Produced 1938
Lockheed Burbank, California (O)
| BuNo.1441 | 1482 |
1 |
Total: 0001 |
|
Grand Total: 0112 |
Foreign built - Japan:
Army Type LO Transport "Thelma"
Military transport for Japanese Army.
Produced 1940 - 1942
Tachikawa Hikoki KK, Tokyo, Japan
| ? | ? | 64 |
Kawasaki Kokuki Kogyo KK, Kobe, Japan
| ? | ? | 55 | Grand Total: 0119 |
SUPER ELECTRA CONVERSIONS
Civil Conversions
| C-14-H-1 | 1 | L-14-H, 1938, prototype cargo
version, re-registered as NX18962, later converted back to original standard. |
| L-14-08 | 12 | L-14-H2, powerplant replacements during war years. |
Military Conversions
USAAF
| C-111 |
4 |
Civil L-14-WF62, 1942,
conversions in Australia as cargo transports. New s/n: 44-83233 / 44-83235. |
British RAF
| L-14 |
5 |
Civil L-14, aircraft impressed
into service with the RAF. Assigned RAF s/n: AX681, AX682, AX688, HK982 (to VF247), HK984 (to VF251). |
Foreign Conversion
| SS-1 |
1 |
Army Type LO, 1943, Tachikawa prototype with cabin pressurization. |
HUDSON PRODUCTION
Hudson Mk. I
Patrol bomber for RAF based on the L-14, glass nose,
dorsal turret, prop spinners. Model B14L later renamed as
Model 214-40-01/-03. C/n: 1854 to Sperry Gyroscope Co.
with new c/n: 1930.
Produced 1938 - 1940
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
Delivered as (Model B14L) Hudson Mk. I to:
| (RAF) N7205 / N7404 - 28 to RCAF as 759 / 786. - 1 to USAAF, no s/n change. |
mixed B14L-1601 to 1804 | ||
| (RAF) P5116 / P5165 - 2 to SAAF as 3151, 3152. |
B14L-1805 / 1854 | ||
| (RAF) R4059 | B14L-1777 | 251 | |
| 1 (N7260), crashed; 1 (R4059), built as replacement. | |||
Delivered as (Model 214-40-01) Hudson Mk. I to:
| (RAF) T9266 / T9365 | 214-2301 / 2400 |
100 |
Total: 0351 |
Hudson Mk. II
As Mk. I, stronger airframe, constant-speed props,
prop spinners deleted.
Produced 1940
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| (RAF) T9366 / T9385 - 1 to RCAF, no s/n change. |
414-2401 / 2420 |
20 |
Total: 0020 |
Hudson Mk.III
As Mk. II, engine upgrade, ventral gun position,
more defensive armament.
Produced 1940 - 1941
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
Delivered as Hudson Mk. III (SR) to:
| (RAF) T9386 / T9447 | 414-2421 / 2482 | ||
| (RAF) T9448 / T9465 | 414-2501 / 2518 | ||
| (RAF) V8975 / V8999 | 414-2519 / 2543 | ||
| (RAF) V9020 / V9065 | 414-2544 / 2589 | ||
| (RAF) V9220 / V9254 | 414-3805 / 3839 |
186 |
|
| 1 to RCAF, no s/n
change. 18 to RNZAF as NZ2007 / NZ2024. |
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Lockheed Hudson
Mk. III (414-3826), NZ2013, RAF s/n: V9241, is from a batch of
30 RNZAF Hudson Mk. III's in service from 1941 to 1949. This aircraft has
been restored to near new condition by staff of the RNZAF Museum.
RNZAF Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1999.
Delivered as Hudson Mk. III (LR) to:
| (RAF) V9066 / V9068 | 414-3711 / 3713 | ||
| (RAF) V9090 / V9129 | 414-3715 / 3754 | ||
| (RAF) V9150 / V9199 | 414-3755 / 3804 | ||
| (RAF) AE485 / AE608 | 414-3840 / 3963 | ||
| (RAF) AM930 / AM953 | 414-3964 / 3987 |
241 |
Total: 0427 |
| 1 to RAAF as
A16-222. 2 to RCAF, no s/n change. 12 to RNZAF as NZ2025 / NZ2036. |
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Hudson Mk. IV
As Mk. II, engine upgrade, no ventral gun.
Produced 1939 - 1941
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
Delivered as Hudson Mk. I to:
| (RAAF) A16-1 / A16-3 | B14L-1750, 1778, 1779 | ||
| (RAAF) A16-4 / A16-50 | mixed B14S-1855 to 1903 |
50 |
|
| Redesignated (Model 314-08-01) Hudson Mk. IV in RAAF service. | |||
Delivered as Hudson Mk. II to:
| (RAAF) A16-51 / A16-100 | mixed B14S-1904 to 1955 |
50 |
|
| Redesignated (Model 314-08-01) Hudson Mk. IV in RAAF service. | |||
Delivered as Hudson MK. IV to:
| (RAF) AE609 / AE626 | 414-2483 / 2500 | ||
| (RAF) AE627 / AE638 | 414-2590 / 2601 |
30 |
Total: 0130 |
Hudson Mk. V
As Mk. III, engine upgrade, ventral gun position.
Produced 1940 - 1941
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
Delivered as Hudson Mk. V (SR) to:
| (RAF) AE639 / AE646 | 414-2992 / 2999 | ||
| (RAF) AE647 / AE657 | 414-3700 / 3710 | ||
| (RAF) AM520 / AM702 | 414-2602 / 2784 |
202 |
|
| 20 to USAAF / 43
to RCAF, no s/n changes. 6 to RNZAF as NZ2001 / NZ2006. |
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Delivered as Hudson Mk. V (LR) to:
| (RAF) AM703 / AM909 | 414-2785 / 2991 |
207 |
Total: 0409 |
A-28
USAAF designation for Mk. IV.
Produced 1941
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 41-23171 / 41-23222 | 414-6030 / 6081 |
52 |
Total: 0052 |
| All delivered as
Hudson Mk. IVA to: (RAAF) A16-101 / A16-152 |
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A-28A
As A-28, engine upgrade, convertible interior
for troop transport.
Produced 1942
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 42-6582 / 42-6681 | 414-6757 / 6856 | ||
| 42-46937 / 42-47286 | 414-6857 / 7206 |
450 |
Total: 0450 |
| All delivered as
Hudson Mk. VI to: (RAF) EW873 / EW972 (RAF) FK381 / FK730 2 crashed before delivery, 36 to RCAF, no s/n change. 4 to RNZAF as NZ2091 / NZ2094. 28 to Brazil as 6028 / 6055. 2 later back to USAAF, no s/n change. |
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A-29
USAAF designation for the Mk. III.
Produced 1941 - 1942
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 41-23223 / 41-23264 | 414-5988 / 6029 | ||
| 41-23265 / 41-23628 | 414-6082 / 6445 | ||
| 41-23630 / 41-23639 | 414-6447 / 6456 | ||
| 41-36968 / 41-37167 | 414-6457 / 6656 |
616 |
Total: 0616 |
| All delivered as
Lend-Lease Hudson Mk. IIIA to: (RAF) BW361 / BW766 (RAF) BW768 / BW777 (RAF) FH167 / FH366 153 (BW461 / BW613), to USAAF as A-29. 20 (BW361 / BW380), to US Navy as PBO-1, BuNo. 03842 / 03861. 150 to RAF. 94 to RAAF as A16-153 / A16-221, A16-223 / A16-247. 133 to RCAF, no s/n change. 33 to RNZAF as NZ2037 / NZ2047, NZ2049 / Z2070. 33 to China, no s/n change. |
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A-29A
As A-29, convertible interior for troop transport.
Produced 1942 - 1943
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 41-23629 | 414-6446 | ||
| 41-37168 / 41-37267 | 414-6657 / 6756 | ||
| 42-47287 / 42-47369 | 414-7507 / 7589 | 184 | Total: 0184 |
| All delivered as
Hudson Mk. IIIA to: (RAF) BW767 (RAF) FH367 / FH466 (RAF) FK731 / FK813 157 to RAF, 4 to RCAF, no s/n change. 21 to RNZAF as NZ2048, NZ2071 / NZ2090. 2 to China, no s/n change. |
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AT-18
As A-29, gunnery trainer aircraft.
Produced 1942 - 1943
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 42-55568 / 42-55784 | 414-7290 / 7506 |
217 |
Total: 0217 |
AT-18A
As AT-18, navigational trainer, no dorsal turret.
Produced 1942 - 1943
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 42-55485 / 42-55567 | 414-7207 / 7289 |
83 |
Total: 0083 |
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Grand Total: 2939 |
HUDSON CONVERSIONS
USAAF
| RA-28A | 450 | A-28A, redesignation before delivery as "restricted" from combat. |
| RA-29 | 153 | A-29, redesignation of Mk. IIIA's from RAF as "restricted" |
| RA-29A | 1+ | A-29A, repossessed Mk. IIIA's from RAF as "restricted". |
| A-29B | 24 | A-29, 1942, conversions to photographic survey aircraft. |
| C-63 | 1+ | Hudson Series, cargo
conversions, some RNZAF aircraft converted with this designation. |
British RAF
| Hudson C.Mk.III | 2 | Civil L-14, ex-airliners
impressed into military as cargo transports. Assigned RAF s/n: VJ416, VJ421. |
| Hudson C.Mk.VI | 1+ | Hudson Mk. VI, conversions as cargo transports. |
CIVILIAN SERVICE
- Post WW2 civil conversions include the Hamilton Lodestar
upgrade
and Rausch Super 18 Hudstar.
- Many used on civil market post WW2 mainly in Australia and Canada.
LODESTAR PRODUCTION
| L-18 prototypes | 1939, 3 converted civil Model
L-14-H2 with civil registrations. New c/n: 18-1954, 18-1956, 18-1957. |
L-18-07 / -08 / -10 / -14
/ -40 / -50
Civil airliners, lengthened fuselage, various engine types.
L-18-07, c/n: 2111, factory impressed from Hudson Mk. III
(RAF) V9069, c/n: 3714.
Produced 1939 - 1942
Lockheed Burbank, California
| L-18-07-01 | mixed 18-2001 to 2137 | 25 | |
| L-18-08-01 | mixed 18-2015 to 2066 | 33 | |
| L-18-10-01 | mixed 18-2020 to 2359 | 39 | |
| L-18-14-01 / -13 | mixed 18-2012 to 2077 | 4 | |
| L-18-40-01 / -11 | mixed 18-2084 to 2150 | 26 | |
| L-18-50-01 / -23 | mixed 18-2039 to 2185 | 13 | Total: 0140 |
C-56E
Factory impressed civil Model 18-50's.
Produced 1942
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 43-3278, 43-3279 | 18-2221, 2222 |
2 |
Total: 0002 |
C-57
Factory impressed civil Model 18-10's, engine upgrade.
Produced 1941 - 1943
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 41-19730, 41-19731 | 18-2115, 2118 | ||
| 41-19732 | 18-2119 | ||
| 41-23164 / 41-23170 | 18-2130 / 2136 | ||
| 43-34921, 43-34922 | 18-2403, 2464 | ||
| 43-34923 | 18-2465 | 13 | Total: 0013 |
C-57A - Reserved but not used.
C-57B
Factory impressed civil Model 18-10's,
equipped for troop transport.
Produced 1942
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 43-3271 / 43-3277 | 18-2211 / 2217 |
7 |
Total: 0007 |
C-59
Factory impressed civil Model 18-07's, engine upgrade.
Produced 1941 - 1942
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 41-29623 / 41-29629 | 18-2140 / 2146 | ||
| 41-29630 / 41-29632 | 18-2151 / 2153 |
10 |
Total: 0010 |
C-60
Factory impressed civil Model 18-56's.
Produced 1941 - 1942
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 41-29633, 41-29634 | 18-2138, 2139 | ||
| 41-29635 | 18-2147 | ||
| 41-29636 / 41-29647 | 18-2154 / 2165 | ||
| 42-32166 / 42-32180 | 18-2186 / 2200 | ||
| 42-108787 / 42-108792 | 18-2177, 2179 / 2183 |
36 |
Total: 0036 |
C-60A
As C-60, equipped for paratroop transport.
Produced 1942 - 1944
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 42-32181 / 42-32232 | mixed 18-2201 to 2426 | ||
| 42-55845 / 42-55859 | mixed 18-2206 to 2249 | ||
| 42-55861 / 42-56084 | mixed 18-2251 to 2577 | ||
| 43-16433 / 43-16465 | 18-2593 / 2625 | 324 | Total: 0324 |
| 10 to RAAF as
A67-1 / A67-10. 18 to RCAF as 551 / 568. 9 to RNZAF as NZ3507 / NZ3515. 7 to Brazil as 2001 / 2007. |
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C-60A-5-LO Lodestar, s/n: 42-55951 (c/n:
18-2388), features
unsual nose art of a
running chicken with the name "flew the coop". This reflects the aircraft's
post
wartime service as a real chicken coop in Mexico before being restored in
Australia and flown out to New Zealand as VH-XUS, where it has since retired.
Wanaka Transport Museum, Wanaka, New Zealand, 2001.
C-60C - Later designation for C-104A, cancelled.
XC-60B
As C-60A, prototype with hot air de-icers.
Produced 1942
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 42-55860 | 218-2250 | 1 | Total: 0001 |
C-66
Factory impressed L-18-10, 11-seat passenger transport.
Later to Brazil as 2008.
Produced 1941
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 42-13567 | 18-2148 | 1 | Total: 0001 |
(Model 118-56) C-104A - Proposed long-range transport, cancelled.
XR5O-1
As L-18-40, staff transport for UCSG.
Produced 1940
Lockheed Burbank, California (O)
| BuNo.2101 (USCG) V188 |
18-2008 | 1 | Total: 0001 |
R5O-1
As L-18-40, Naval staff transport.
Produced 1940
Lockheed Burbank, California (O)
| BuNo.4249, 4250 | 18-2049, 2065 | 2 | Total: 0002 |
R5O-2
As C-59, engine upgrade.
Produced 1940
Lockheed Burbank, California (O)
| BuNo.7303 | 18-2041 | 1 | Total: 0001 |
R5O-3
As C-59, VIP transports, 4-seat interior.
Produced 1941
Lockheed Burbank, California (O)
| BuNo.01006, 01007 | 18-2096, 2097 | 2 | Total: 0002 |
R5O-4
Factory impressed Model 18-56's as
staff transports.
Produced 1942
Lockheed Burbank, California (O)
| BuNo.05046 / 05050 | 18-2172 / 2176 | ||
| BuNo.12447 / 12451 | 18-2240 / 2244 | ||
| BuNo.12452, 12453 | 18-2279, 2280 | 12 | Total: 0012 |
R5O-5
As C-60, factory impressed L-18-56's,
14-seat interior.
Produced 1942 - 1943
Lockheed Burbank, California (O)
| BuNo.12454 / 12491 | mixed 18-2281 to 2463 | 38 | Total: 0038 |
R5O-6
As C-60A, 18-seat paratroop interior.
Produced 1943
Lockheed Burbank, California (O)
| BuNo.39612 / 39646 |
mixed 18-2512 to 2592 |
35 | Total: 0035 |
|
Grand Total: 0625 |
Foreign built - Japan:
Kawasaki Ki-56 "Thalia"
(Army Type 1 Freight Transport)
Stretched version of the Army Type LO.
Produced 1941 - 1943
Kawasaki Kokuki Kogyo KK, Kobe, Japan
| ? | ? | 121 | Grand Total: 0121 |
LODESTAR CONVERSIONS
Military Conversions
USAAF
| C-56 (1) / A (1) / B (13) / C (12) / D (7) |
34 | Civil L-18, 1942, USAAF
impressed airliners for military service. Assigned s/n: 41-19729, 42-38261 / 42-38263, 42-53494 / 42-53507, 42-57212, 42-57223, 42-57224, 42-62602, 42-68347 / 42-68357, 42-68690. (36 including the 2 factory impressed C-56E's). |
| C-57C | 3 | C-60A, engine upgrade. |
| (C-57D) | 1 | C-57C, further engine upgrade. |
| ZC-60A | 1+ | C-60A, 1948, redesignation as "obsolete". |
Model 18-10-01 (18-2020) was first flown by United
Airlines as NC25630 before being
impressed into military service as a C-56D Lodestar with USAAF s/n: 42-53504.
The RAF later received it as a Lodestar Mk. I, s/n: AX756, for use in the Middle
East.
It's seen here retired in New Zealand with civil registration ZK-BVE.
The aircraft in the background is a Short Sunderland MR.Mk. 5 (NZ4115).
Motat Museum, Auckland, New Zealand, 2003.
US Navy
| R5O-1 | 2 | Civil L-18, impressed airliners
for USN. Assigned BuNo. 99093 / 99095. (5 including the 2 factory impressed R5O-1's). |
| R5O-3 | 1 | C-60, impressed into USN
service. Assigned BuNo. 27959. (3 including the 2 factory impressed R5O-3's). |
| R5O-5 | 3 | Civil L-18, impressed airliners
for USN. Assigned BuNo. 30148 / 30150. (41 including the 38 factory impressed R5O-5's). |
British RAF
| Lodestar Mk. I |
24 |
Civil L-18-07 / -08, impressed
for military use in the Middle-East. Assigned RAF s/n: AX685 / AX687, AX717 / AX723, AX756 / AX759, AX763 / AX765, HK855, HK973, HK976, HK980, HK981, HK990, VR955. AX719 to HK975, AX722 to HK974. |
| Lodestar Mk. IA | 10 | C-59, aircraft in service with
the RAF, first 3 retained by USAAF. Assigned RAF s/n: EW973 / EW982. |
| Lodestar Mk. II | 18 | C-60, aircraft in service with
the RAF. Assigned RAF s/n: EW983 / EW997, FS737, FS738, HK852. EW985 to HK851, FS737 to RR997, FS738 to RR998. 14 additional conversions cancelled. |
| L-18 | 28 | L-18, 1940-1945, aircraft in
service with the SAAF. Assigned SAAF s/n: 231 / 249, 1370 / 1378. |
Civil Conversions
Dallas Aero Service, Texas conversion:
DallAero Lodestar - 22 L-18,
1957, various improvements.
Executive Aircraft Services Inc., Texas
conversion:
Gulfstar - 5 L-18, 1959, executive
conversions.
Howard Aero Inc., Texas conversions:
(In 1963, became Business Air Craft Copr. (BACC))
Howard 250 - 39+ L-18, 1961,
executive conversions.
H-250 Tri-Gear
- 4 L-18, 1965, tricycle undercarriage.
Learcraft
Conversions Inc., California conversions:
(In 1957, converted by Pacific Airmotive Corp., CA.)
Learstar Mk. I - 23+ L-18, 1954,
streamlined luxury conversions.
Also converted as Mk. IA and Mk. IB.
Learstar Mk. II - 14+ L-18, 1956, upgraded
version.
Minnesota Airmotive Inc., Minnesota conversion:
Super Lodestar - 1 L-18,
1956, streamlined executive conversion.
Wiplinger
Aircraft Conversion:
Wiplinger Lodestar
- 7+ L-18, 1954, executive conversions.
FOREIGN MILITARY / CIVILIAN SERVICE
- Lodestars used in military service by Australia, Brazil, Canada,
The Netherlands, New Zealand and South Africa.
- Many post WW2 civil conversions for cargo, agricultural and survey
duties.
VENTURA / HARPOON / LEXINGTON PRODUCTION
Ventura Mk. I
Patrol bomber for RAF based on the L-18,
lengthened fuselage, engine upgrade.
S/n: AE662 to Lockheed as C-69 engine
test-bed, nicknamed "Ventellation".
Produced 1941 - 1942
Lockheed-Vega, Burbank, California (VE)
| (RAF) AE658 / AE845 | 37-4001 / 4188 | 188 | Total: 0188 |
| 15 crashed
before delivery. 80 to RAF, 21 to RCAF, no s/n change. 71 to SAAF, mixed 6001 to 6135. |
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Ventura Mk. II
As Ventura Mk. I, engine upgrade, greater bomb load.
Produced 1941 - 1943
Lockheed-Vega, Burbank, California (VE)
| (RAF) AE846 / AE957 | 137-4189 / 4300 | ||
| (RAF) AJ163 / AJ537 | 137-4301 / 4675 | 487 | Total: 0487 |
| 10 crashed
before delivery. 264 to USAAF as Model 37. 27 (AJ511 / AJ537) to USN as PV-3, BuNo. 33925 / 33951. 14 to RAF, 108 to RCAF, no s/n change. 64 to SAAF, mixed 6001 to 6135. |
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B-34 Lexington
As Ventura Mk. II, US armament / equipment.
Produced
Lockheed-Vega, Burbank, California (VE)
| 41-38020 / 41-38219 | 137-4676 / 4875 | 200 | Total: 0200 |
| Delivered as
Lend-Lease (B-34A-1-VE) Ventura Mk. IIA to: (RAF) FD568 / FD767 23 to RAF, 43 to RCAF, no s/n change. 20 retained by USAAF as B-34-VE. 101 retained by USAAF as B-34A-2-VE (57), -3-VE (28), -4-VE (16). - 20 later to RAAF as A59-1 / A59-20. - 23 later to RNZAF NZ4583 / NZ4605. 13 retained by USAAF as B-34B-1-VE. |
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XB-34B - Unofficial designation for a version of the PV-2, cancelled.
B-37
As B-34, engine upgrade, oval waist gun ports.
Original designation was O-56 for RAF as
Ventura Mk. III, then USAAF as RB-34B-LO.
Produced 1942 - 1943
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 41-37470 / 41-37487 | 137-1001 / 1018 | 18 | Total: 0018 |
| 532 additional airframes cancelled. | |||
PV-1 Ventura
As B-34, maritime patrol bomber, external wing fuel tanks.
Produced 1942 - 1944
Lockheed-Vega, Burbank, California (V)
| BuNo.29723 / 29922 | 237-4876 / 5075 | ||
| BuNo.33067 / 33466 | 237-5076 / 5475 | ||
| BuNo.34586 / 34997 | 237-5476 / 5887 | ||
| BuNo.48652 / 48939 | 237-5888 / 6175 | ||
| BuNo.49360 / 49659 | 237-6176 / 6475 | 1600 | Total: 1600 |
| 55 to RAAF as
A59-50 / A59-104. 137 to RCAF as 2141 / 2277. 116 to RNZAF as NZ4501 / NZ4582, NZ4606 / NZ4639. 14 to Brazil as 5034 / 5047. 387 delivered as Ventura GR.Mk. V to: (RAF) FN956 / FN999 (RAF) FP537 / FP684 (RAF) JS889 / JS984 (RAF) JT800 / JT898 20 to RCAF, no s/n change. 134 to SAAF as 6401 / 6534. |
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PV-2 Harpoon
As PV-1, revised fuselage, larger wing,
fins, increased armour protection.
Produced 1944 - 1945
Lockheed-Vega, Burbank, California (V)
| BuNo.37065 / 37534 | 15-1031 / 1500 | 470 | Total: 0470 |
| 4 to RNZAF as
NZ4701 / NZ4704. 6 to Brazil as 5048 / 5051, 5074, 5076. |
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PV-2C Harpoon
As PV-2, conversion trainers.
Produced 1943 - 1944
Lockheed-Vega, Burbank, California (V)
| BuNo.37035 / 37064 | 15-1001 / 1030 | 30 | Total: 0030 |
PV-2D Harpoon
As PV-2, 8 nose guns.
Produced 1945
Lockheed-Vega, Burbank, California (V)
| BuNo.37535 / 37550 | 15-1501 / 1516 | ||
| BuNo.37624 / 37634 | 15-1590 / 1600 | ||
| BuNo.84057 / 84064 | 15-1601 / 1608 | 35 | Total: 0035 |
| 873 additional airframes cancelled. | |||
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Grand Total: 3028 |
VENTURA / HARPOON / LEXINGTON CONVERSIONS
Military Conversions
USAAF
| R-Model 37 | 264 | Ventura Mk. II, 1942, "restricted" for retained USAAF aircraft. |
| RB-34 | 20 | B-34, 1942, redesignation as "restricted" from combat. |
| RB-34A | 101 | B-34A, 1942, "restricted" for training duties. |
| RB-34B | 13 | B-34B, 1942, "resticted" as navigation trainers. |
| RB-37 | 18 | B-37, 1943, redesignation as "restricted" from combat. |
US Navy
| PV-1N | 1+ | PV-1, unofficial designation for night-fighter conversions. |
| PV-1P | 1+ | PV-1, 1945, unofficial designation for photo reconn. conversions. |
| PV-2T | 1+ | PV-2, unarmed trainers. |
| PV-4 | - | Projected PV-2 development, cancelled after VJ Day. |
British RAF
| Ventura Mk. IV | - | RAF designation not used. |
| Ventura GR.Mk. I | 1+ | Ventura Mk. I, 1943, phased out bombers for Coastal Command. |
| Ventura C.Mk. 5 | 1+ | Ventura GR.Mk. V, post WW2 cargo conversions. |
Civil Conversions
Howard Aero Inc., Texas conversions:
(In 1963, became Business Air Craft Corp. (BACC))
Howard Super Ventura - 37+
PV-1, 1955,
executive conversions.
Howard 350 - 28 PV-1, 1962,
executive conversions.
Howard 400 - 4 PV-1, 1964, pressurized
version of Howard 350.
Howard 500 - 22 PV-1, 1960, improved Super Ventura, pressurized.
New c/n: 500-101 / 500-122.
Howard 700 - 1 PV-1, 1966, also known
as "Eldorado 700".
Howard Super Harpoon - 1 PV-2, 1959,
executive conversion.
Oakland Airmotive Co., California conversion:
Oakland Centaurus - 2
PV-2,
1958, executive conversions.
Spartan
Aircraft Co., Oklahoma conversion:
Spartan Ventura -
15 PV-1, 1948, executive conversions.
FOREIGN MILITARY / CIVILIAN SERVICE
- PV-2 Harpoons in military service post WW2 with Brazil, France,
Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Peru and Portugal.
- Many post WW2 civil conversions for cargo, agricultural, survey
and fire-bombing duties.