| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 18 Lodestar |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 18 Lodestar |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 18-08 Lodestar |
| C/n (msn): | 18-2058 |
| Display Paint: | South Africa - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | SwartkopMap |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: FASK IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | South African Air Force Museum |
| Photo Date: | 26 January 2008 |
| Photo by: | Guus Ottenhof |
| Photo ID: | 426224 |
| Photo Comment |
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Ex ZS-ATL, and preserved at the SAAF museum in SAAF markings without serial since 1983. This aircraft never flew for the SAAF. It was delivered to the South African government in Aug 1941 as ZS-ATL, and served as a VIP aircraft for General Jan C. Smuts during WW2. Was transferred to South African Airways circa 1946, still as ZS-ATL. Sold to Commercial Airways (later Comair) in Dec 1955. The Lodestar's last flight was on 25 Nov 1968, and donated to the SAA Technical School at Johannesburg in 1974 for instructional use. Transferred to the SAAF Museum on 20 Apr 1983. This photo is copyright © Guus Ottenhof, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 31 December 2021, and has since been viewed 311 times. |