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N43WT, 1943 Lockheed 18-56 Lodestar Lodestar, C/N: 18-2565

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N43WT, 1943 Lockheed 18-56 Lodestar Lodestar, c/n 18-2565, Remains of Lodestar N43WT after I hauled it home. It was submerged in Hurricane Ike and then sent to a junkyard in Galveston, TX. I bought the fuselage as a relic of WWII

Remains of Lodestar N43WT after I hauled it home. It was submerged in Hurricane Ike and then sent to a junkyard in Galveston, TX. I bought the fuselage as a relic of WWII

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Photographer	Jason Barnett www.jasonbarnett.net
Shot Date	2012-02-27
Upload Date	2012-03-01
Views	491

EXIF Data

Camera Make	CASIO
Camera Model	G'zOne Boulder
Metering Mode	Center-weighted average
White Balance	Auto
Dimensions	640 × 480
Date Taken	2012-02-28 21:28:21

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N43WT - Here the fuselage is after we got home from the car show in Austin TX. A few hours later it would be cut in half, in preparation for its new life as a display in FtWorth.
We had acquired several tickets from the police while towing it. - by Jason Barnett

Jason Barnett

N43WT @ N69 - Photo taken at its then home, Stormville NY 1974. Used to haul Skydivers to 12,500. Originally owned in the 1940s by actress Betty Hutton. - by Marty Tommer

Marty Tommer

@ N69

N43WT @ N69 - N-43WT was originally owned by Actress Barbra Hutton and used to fly her from set to set around the country. In the early seventies it was sold to the Sweets, Sandy, Willy & Bobby. Based at The Stormville New York Sport Parachute Center. It hauled Skydi - by Pat Rogers

Pat Rogers

@ N69

N43WT - This is how I found it in a junkyard! I am looking for any and all photos, stories and info on this airplane. I would like to try to verify that it once belonged to actress Betty Hutton. Please contact me if you can help. - by Jason Barnett

Jason Barnett

N43WT - This was taken a few minutes after the tail was cut off. It was extremely beat up on the other side and the tail had severe corrosion. The tail was cut up into many pieces to later be used to paint replica nose art on. - by Jason Barnett

Jason Barnett