Photo at Freeman Field, by Earl L. Ware,
 Base Photographer
 Freeman Field, 1945-6

The C-60 is a twin-engine transport based on the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar. During WW II the Army Air Forces used the aircraft for training and for transporting personnel and freight. First flown in 1940, the Model 18 was originally designed as a successor to the Lockheed Model 14 and the earlier Model 10 Electra. The Army began ordering military versions of the Model 18 in May 1941. Depending upon engines and interior configuration, these transports were given C-56, C-57, C-59 or C-60 basic type designations. Lockheed built more C-60As for the AAF (325) than any other version of the military Lodestar.

After the war, many military Lodestars were declared surplus and sold to private operators for use as cargo or executive transports. The C-60A on display was flown to the USAF Museum in 1981. Eventually it will be restored to its original military configuration.

SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 65 ft. 6 in.
Length: 49 ft. 10 in.
Height: 11 ft. 1 in.
Weight: 18,500 lbs. max.
Armament: None
Engines: Two Wright R-1820-87 of 1,200 hp. ea.
Cost: $123,000
Serial number: 43-16445
Other registrations: N51605, N94549, F-BALX, XA-SEX

PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 257 mph.
Cruising speed: 232 mph.
Range: 1,700 miles
Service Ceiling: 25,000 ft.