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N43WT, 1943 Lockheed 18-56 Lodestar, C/N: 18-2565

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N43WT, 1943 Lockheed 18-56 Lodestar Lodestar C/N 18-2565, Photo taken at its then home, Stormville  NY  1974.  Used to haul Skydivers to 12,500.  Originally owned in the 1940s by actress Betty Hutton.

Photo taken at its then home, Stormville NY 1974. Used to haul Skydivers to 12,500. Originally owned in the 1940s by actress Betty Hutton.

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Photographer: Marty Tommer
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Shot Date: 1974-10-05
Airport: N69
Stormville Airport
Upload Date: 2009-06-18
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  • N43WT - This was taken a few minutes after the tail was cut off. It was extremely beat up on the other side and the tail had severe corrosion. The tail was cut up into many pieces to later be used to paint replica nose art on. - by Jason Barnett by Jason Barnett
  • N43WT - Remains of Lodestar N43WT after I hauled it home. It was submerged in Hurricane Ike and then sent to a junkyard in Galveston, TX. I bought the fuselage as a relic of WWII - by Jason Barnett by Jason Barnett
  • N43WT @ KFTW - Lockheed C-60 Big Beat-up Bastard Vintage Flight Museum - by Ronald Barker by Ronald Barker @ KFTW
  • N43WT - Here is a piece of nose art that I did for a guy that loved Star Wars. This piece was taken from the engine nacelle area of N43WT. Very few pieces of the fuselage, inner wings and engine nacelles were scrapped. Most will live on as art work. - by Jason Barnett by Jason Barnett
  • N43WT @ GLS - Lokheed Loadstar fuselage at Galveston. Wings and Tail feathers are at Sport Flyers Airport (27XS) Brookshire, TX 1/08 - by Zane Adams by Zane Adams @ GLS