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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)
Model 18 (L-14) 21/09/1939
First official flight:
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
The Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Burbank, California, USA
Manufacturer:
(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)
(Ventura Mk. I) 31/07/1941
First official flight:
(PV-1 Ventura) 03/11/1942
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(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
Electra
Grand Total:
1934 Model 10 first flight: 23/02/1934
0149
produced: (LO) 1933 - 1941
Electra Junior
Grand Total:
1936 Model 12 first flight: 27/06/1936
0130
produced: (LO) 1936 - 1942
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
Foreign built - Japan: Grand Total:
1940 119
Army Type LO Transport "Thelma" 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
Model B14L / S /
1939 Hudson Mk. IV 130
414-08-10
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 L-18 140 Total: 0140
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-14/-40/-50
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
Foreign built - Japan: Grand Total:
1941 121
Kawasaki Ki-56 "Thalia" 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
GRAND TOTAL: 7223
SUPER ELECTRA PRODUCTION
L-14-H / -H2
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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
mixed 1401 to 1511
L-14-H / -H2 52
1439A
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
Grand Total:
? ? 55
0119
SUPER ELECTRA CONVERSIONS
Civil Conversions
L-14-H, 1938, prototype cargo version, re-registered as NX18962,
C-14-H-1 1
later converted back to original standard.
L-14-08 12 L-14-H2, powerplant replacements during war years.
Military Conversions
USAAF
Civil L-14-WF62, 1942, conversions in Australia as cargo transports.
C-111 4
New s/n: 44-83233 / 44-83235.
British RAF
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Civil L-14, aircraft impressed into service with the RAF.
L-14 5 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. mixed B14L-1601 to 1804
- 1 to USAAF, no s/n
change.
(RAF) P5116 / P5165
- 2 to SAAF as 3151, B14L-1805 / 1854
3152.
(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 414-2401 / 2420 20 Total: 0020
change.
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
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(RAF) V9220 / V9254 414-3805 / 3839 186
1 to RCAF, no s/n change.
18 to RNZAF as NZ2007 / NZ2024.
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.
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 /
mixed B14S-1904 to 1955 50
A16-100
Redesignated (Model 314-08-01) Hudson Mk. IV in RAAF service.
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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.
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
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.
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
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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.
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.
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
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"
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RA-29A 1+ A-29A, repossessed Mk. IIIA's from RAF as "restricted".
A-29B 24 A-29, 1942, conversions to photographic survey aircraft.
Hudson Series, cargo conversions, some RNZAF aircraft converted
C-63 1+
with this designation.
British RAF
Civil L-14, ex-airliners impressed into military as cargo transports.
Hudson C.Mk.III 2
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
1939, 3 converted civil Model L-14-H2 with civil registrations.
L-18 prototypes 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
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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
18-2008 1 Total: 0001
(USCG) V188
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
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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) / Civil L-18, 1942, USAAF impressed airliners for military service.
34
B (13) / C (12) / Assigned s/n: 41-19729, 42-38261 / 42-38263, 42-53494 / 42-53507,
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42-57212, 42-57223, 42-57224, 42-62602, 42-68347 / 42-68357,
D (7) 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
Civil L-18, impressed airliners for USN.
R5O-1 2 Assigned BuNo. 99093 / 99095.
(5 including the 2 factory impressed R5O-1's).
C-60, impressed into USN service. Assigned BuNo. 27959.
R5O-3 1
(3 including the 2 factory impressed R5O-3's).
Civil L-18, impressed airliners for USN.
R5O-5 3 Assigned BuNo. 30148 / 30150.
(41 including the 38 factory impressed R5O-5's).
British RAF
Civil L-18-07 / -08, impressed for military use in the Middle-East.
Assigned RAF s/n: AX685 / AX687, AX717 / AX723,
Lodestar Mk. I 24 AX756 / AX759, AX763 / AX765, HK855, HK973, HK976,
HK980, HK981, HK990, VR955.
AX719 to HK975, AX722 to HK974.
C-59, aircraft in service with the RAF, first 3 retained by USAAF.
Lodestar Mk. IA 10
Assigned RAF s/n: EW973 / EW982.
C-60, aircraft in service with the RAF.
Assigned RAF s/n: EW983 / EW997, FS737, FS738, HK852.
Lodestar Mk. II 18
EW985 to HK851, FS737 to RR997, FS738 to RR998.
14 additional conversions cancelled.
L-18, 1940-1945, aircraft in service with the SAAF.
L-18 28
Assigned SAAF s/n: 231 / 249, 1370 / 1378.
Civil Conversions
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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.
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.
B-34 Lexington
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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.
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.
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
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4 to RNZAF as NZ4701 / NZ4704.
6 to Brazil as 5048 / 5051, 5074, 5076.
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.
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.
1+ Ventura Mk. I, 1943, phased out bombers for Coastal Command.
I
Ventura C.Mk. 5 1+ Ventura GR.Mk. V, post WW2 cargo conversions.
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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.
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