| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N33A |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 18 Lodestar |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 18 Lodestar |
| Aircraft Version: | Howard 250 |
| Manufacturers: | Lockheed / Howard |
| C/n (msn): | 18-2263 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KFLL IATA: FLL Local: FLL Other: - |
| Photo Date: | June 1981 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 178947 |
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While Howard Aero's Lockheed conversions focused mainly on the PV-1 Ventura, the Howard 250 was a successful conversion of the earlier Lockheed Lodestar. This aircraft left the production line as 42-55873 for delivery to the RCAF with serial 551. After 1946, the Lodestar flew as a business aircraft and was converted in 1963. Seized for running drugs in 1976, the airplane was auctioned off a year later and is pictured when owned by Atlas Aircraft Corporation, an aircraft parts dealer. It was again seized for drug running in April 1984 with a new owner and impounded at Nassau, Bahamas. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 October 2019, and has since been viewed 1623 times. |