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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-14/15/18 / B-34 / C-56 C-60 / PV / R5O
    Latest Model:C-60A-5-LO Lodestar
    Last Military Serial:316445 FAFL
    Construction Number:18-2605
    Last Civil Registration:XA-SEX
    Compressed ID:Lockheed C-60A-5-LO sn 316445 FAFL...
    Latest Owner or Location:National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1943

    Constructed as a C-60A-5-LO.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-16445.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Forces Aeriennes Francaises Libres with s/n 316445.

    16 June 1945

    To Etat/Ministere de L Air/Direction Des Transports Aeriens, Paris with new c/r F-BAMA.

    22 January 1948

    To Ste Africaine Des Transports Tropicaux, Alger keeping c/r F-BAMA.
    Based at Alger / Houari Boumediene.

    1949


    Photographer: Ed Coates Collection, by permission

    6 December 1951

    Civil registration, F-BAMA, cancelled.

    Circa 1955

    To G. L. Waggoner with new c/r N94540.

    7 September 1966

    Have photo of N94540 at Portland, OR on this date.

    15 September 1976

    To unknown owner with c/r N51605 (18, 2605).

    Circa 1979

    To unknown owner with c/r XA-SEX.

    1981

    Ferry flight. Delivered to National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    4 August 1995


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35mm slide

    6 May 2008


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    3 March 2011

    Civil registration, N51605, cancelled.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Aviation Museums and Collections of North America (2nd Edition 2011) by Bob Ogden
    Internet Sources
     AMCAR
    DGCA Civil Aircraft Register (France)
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Neil Aird
    Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
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