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Collins, Robert, Lt Col USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Olympia, Washington
Last Address 9405 E. Ravine Trail Tucson, Arizona
Date of Passing Sep 30, 2016
Wall/Plot Coordinates Ashes Scattered at Mt. Lemmon, Tucson, AZ
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1945-1945, C-60 Lodestar
From Year 1945
To Year 1945
Personal Memories
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C-60 Lodestar Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
The first military orders for the Lodestar came from the US Navy. In 1940, the Navy ordered three variants, an executive transport carrying seven (R50-1), a personnel transport carrying 14, and a paratroop transport carrying 18. In 1941, the US Army Air Corps had 13 Lodestars built and designated them the C-57. In addition, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a number of civilian Lodestars were requisitioned and designated the C-56. Between 1942 and 1943, the USAAC acquired 324 C-60As, 18-seat paratroop transports. Some of these aircraft were passed on to the UK (RAF versions were known as the Lodestar I (C-56), Lodestar IA (C-59), and Lodestar II (C-60), and most were operated as medium-range transports.) After the war, some Lodestars were converted into executive aircraft, while others went to work for small freight operators. Less than 20 Lodestars are still airworthy in the USA today. [History by David MacGillivray]
Nicknames: Unknown
Specifications: Engines: Two 875-hp Pratt & Whitney Hornet S1E2-G radial piston engines Weight: Empty 11,250 lbs., Max Takeoff 19,200 lbs. Wing Span: 65ft. 6in. Length: 49ft. 10in. Height: 11ft. 10in. Performance: Maximum Speed: 218 mph Ceiling: 20,400 ft. Range: 1,800 miles Armament: None
