| Model 18 Lodestar C-56 / C-57 / C-60 / R5O | |
|---|---|
 Lockheed Lodestar flying skydivers at Goderich, 1977 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Passenger transport |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed |
| Primary user | United States Army Air Corps |
| Number built | 625[1] |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 30 March 1940 |
| First flight | 21 September 1939 |
| Developed from | Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra |
| Variants | Lockheed Ventura |
The Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar is an American passenger transport aircraft of the World War II era, developed as part of the Model 10 Electra family, specifically from the Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra.
- ^ Francillon 1982, p. 488.