Lockheed Lodestar
The prototype of the Lockheed Model 18, which first flew in 1939, was constructed from one of a batch of Lockheed Model 14 Super Electras.
These had been returned to the manufacturer by Northwest Airlines after a series of crashes of Model 14s. The fuselage was lengthened by 5ft (1.5m), enabling the fitting of two more rows of seats and hopefully making the aircraft more economical to operate. However, most US airlines were by then committed to purchasing the Douglas DC-3 and Lockheed found the Lodestar difficult to sell at home. A total of 625 Lodestars of all variants were built. EAAC operated 15 at various times.
| Registration | Aircraft | c/n | Previous | Acquired | Disposal | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VP-KFA | Lockheed Lodestar L18-56 | 2076 | G-AGBT | 1948 | Lake Victoria Sold as SE-BUU | |
| VP-KFB | Lockheed Lodestar L18-56 | 2071 | G-AGBS | 1948 | Lake Nyasa Sold as SE-BUX. Crashed Jonkoping 11/1/53 | |
| VP-KFC | Lockheed Lodestar L18-56 | 2091 | G-AGBV | 1948 | Lake Albert Sold as N94536 | |
| VP-KFE | Lockheed Lodestar L18-56 | 2070 | G-AGBR | 1948 | Lake George Sold as SE-BUF. To Kar-Air for spares 1961 | |
| VP-KFF | Lockheed Lodestar L18-56 | 2095 | G-AGBX | 1948 | Lake Edward Sold as N94538. Crashed New Jersey 28/1/52 | |
| VP-KHA | Lockheed Lodestar L18-56 | 2013 | F-ARTM, OO-CAY | 1949 | Sold as N5381N | |
| VP-KHB | Lockheed Lodestar L18-56 | 2420 | 42-32226, OO-CAS | 1949 | 1951 | Broken up for spares 1951 |
| VP-KHE | Lockheed Lodestar L18-56 | 2421 | 42-32227, OO-CAV | 1949 | Lake Naivasha. Sold as N94537 | |
| VP-KHV | Lockheed Lodestar L18-08 | 2029 | ZS-ASO,SAAF 1370,ZS-ASO | 1950 | Mtwara Safari, sold USA. | |
| VP-KHW | Lockheed Lodestar L18-08 | 2035 | ZS-ASU, SAAF 1373, ZS-ASU | 1950 | Tanga Safari. Sold as ZS-DHK, then SE-CDR and N6064V | |
| VP-KHX | Lockheed Lodestar L18-08 | 2038 | ZS-ASX, SAAF 239, ZS-ASX | 1950 | Uganda Safari. Sold as N94550 | |
| VP-KHY | Lockheed Lodestar L18-08 | 2047 | ZS-ATB, SAAF 242, ZS-ATB | 1950 | Kenya Safari. Sold as N94547 | |
| VP-KHZ | Lockheed Lodestar L18-08 | 2049 | ZS-ATC, SAAF 1375, ZS-ATC | 1950 | Tanganyika Safari. Sold as N94548(not taken up), resold as CF-FYR. Destroyed in hangar fire at St Eugene, Ontario 26/12/54. | |
| VP-KIA | Lockheed Lodestar L18-08 | 2050 | ZS-ATD, SAAF 243, ZS-ATD | 1950 | Mombasa Safari. Sold as ZS-DHL, then VH-WCN | |
| VP-KIB | Lockheed Lodestar L18-08 | 2051 | ZS-ATE, SAAF 244,ZS-ATE | 1950 | Zanzibar Safari. Sold as N94546 |