Guessing, Beechcraft, C-109, navigator trainer.
Ok, not a C-109, still looking
Ok, what would you say to a Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar
C-56, R50
Lockheed C-60 Lodestar II
TYPE: Transport
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
ENGINES: 2x Wright R-1820-87 Cyclone piston engines, each 1,200 hp
DIMENSIONS:
SPAN: 65 ft 6 in / 19.96 m.
LENGTH: 49 ft 10 in / 15.19 m.
HEIGHT: 11 ft 10.5 in / 3.62 m.
PERFORMANCE:
MAX. SPEED; 223 kts / 413 kph
CRUISING SPEED: 174 kts / 322 kph
TIME TO 10,000 ft; 6.6 min.
MAX. RANGE: 1,442 NM / 2,671 km
SERVICE CEILING: 30,000 ft / 9,144 m.
ACCOMMODATION: 14-18 passengers.
WEIGHTS:
EMPTY WEIGHT: 12,075 lb / 5,477 kg
NORMAL LOADED: 18,500 lb / 8,392 kg
CREW: 2-4
RAAF SERVICE: 1943-1947
with 37 Sqn. and 1 and 4 Communications Units.
The Lockheed Model 18, or Lodestar, was built as a civilian airliner in 1940 and was developed from the Model 10 Electra, the Model 12, the Model 14 Super Electra and the unbuilt Model 16. The Lodestar, in turn, was the forerunner of the Lockheed Ventura, just as the Super Electra had been the forerunner of the Hudson. The Lodestar was one of the fastest transport aircraft of its time, and was operated by the USN as the R50-1 and the USAAF as the C-56, C-57 A/E, C-59, C-60/A and C-66. RAF versions were known as the Lodestar I (C-56), IA (C-59), and II (C-60), and one of these latter aircraft was used by the RAAF No 1 Air Ambulance Unit in the Middle East.
