C-60 / C-56 / R5O Lodestar (multiple)

Here are some photos I took of Lockheed C-60 Lodestar (Lockheed Model 18) examples at March AFB, Planes of Fame and a fuselage section on display at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson, Ariz.

As war approached in 1940, Model 18 Lodestars airliners were impressed into the military as the C-56, while factory-built aircraft were the C-60 for the US Army and the R5O for the Navy/Marines.


C-60 42-32181

Planes of Fame, Chino 2018


C-60A-5-LO 43-16462

Planes of Fame, Chino 2018


C-60 (R5O-5) 12473 Lodestar

March AFB 2018


1940 C-56B Lodestar #2035 (1373)

Castle AFB, Atwater CA 2024


C-60 (R5O-5) 12481 Lodestar (interior)

Pima Air Museum 2017