Lockheed 18 LodeStar

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AX687

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Flight

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Training

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Bilbeis - Bilbeis

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18-2017

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1940

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While circling around Bilbeis Airport on a training exercise, the crew was forced to attempt a belly emergency landing following a dual engine failure. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, both occupants were unhurt.

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It appears the crew inadvertently feathered both props during flight.

Crash of a Lockheed 18-40-11 LodeStar off Queensland: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1942

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VH-CAD

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Townsville – Cooktown

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2109

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1941

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The crew was performing a flight from Townsville to Cooktownn when the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Queensland. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.

Crash of a Lockheed 18-07 LodeStar in Port-Étienne

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1942

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F-ARTL

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Postal (mail)

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Toulouse – Alicante – Casablanca – Port-Étienne – Dakar

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2011

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1940

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Shortly after take off from Port-Étienne Airport, while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed near the runway end. All three occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed. The crew was completing a regular mail flight from Toulouse to Dakar.

Crash of a Lockheed 18-10 LodeStar I in Valetta

Date & Time: May 13, 1942

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G-AGCR

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Valetta – London

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2072

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1941

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Crashed on take off in unknown circumstances at Valetta-Luqa Airport, Malta. No casualties.

Crash of a Lockheed 18-08-01 in South Africa

Date & Time: May 6, 1942

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Registration:

246

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Military

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18-2053

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1940

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During take off, swerved, veered off runway and came to rest in flames. No casualties.

Crash of a Lockheed 18-10 LodeStar in São Paulo

Date & Time: Mar 17, 1942

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PP-PBE

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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18-2099

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1941

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During the takeoff roll, one of the landing gear collapsed and punctured the wing and a fuel tank. The airplane slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest, bursting into flames. The twin engine airplane was damaged beyond repair and there were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Undercarriage failure during takeoff.

Crash of a Lockheed 18-08 LodeStar in Tobruk

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

G-AGCZ

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Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Heliopolis - Tobruk

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2023

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1941

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The airplane crashed for unknown reasons upon landing at Tobruk Airfield. There were no injuries.

Crash of a Lockheed 18-10 LodeStar near São Paulo: 8 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1941 at 1300 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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PP-PBD

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Mountains

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Porto Alegre – Florianópolis – Curitiba – São Paulo

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2083

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1940

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São Paulo

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Brazil

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South America

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The twin engine airplane departed Porto Alegre and on a schedule service to São Paulo with intermediate stops in Florianópolis and Curitiba, carrying 10 passengers and four crew members. On approach to São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, the crew was forced to initiate a go around procedure for unknown reasons. While circling in clouds for a second approach to land, the airplane deviated from the prescribed route to the south until it impacted the slope of a mountain located in the Cantareira Mountain Range. The wreckage was found 24 km south of the airport. Six occupants were rescued and eight others were killed, among them both pilots.
Crew:
Clovis Roldão de Oliveira Bastos, pilot,
Comet Sipetz, copilot.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Lockheed 18-08 LodeStar near the Dodo River

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1941

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