Editing Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar (section)

{{Short description|American passenger transport aircraft of the World War II era}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
  |name = Model 18 Lodestar <br /> C-56 / C-57 / C-60 / R5O
  |image = File:Lockheed Lodestar flying jumpers at Goderich.jpg
  |caption = Lockheed Lodestar flying skydivers at [[Goderich Airport|Goderich]], 1977
  |type = Passenger transport
  |national_origin = United States
  |manufacturer = [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]]
  |designer =
  |first_flight = 21 September 1939
  |introduction = 30 March 1940
  |retired =
  |status =
  |primary_user = [[United States Army Air Corps]]
  |more_users =
  |produced =
  |number_built = 625{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=488}}
  |unit cost =
  |developed_from = [[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra]]
  |variants = [[Lockheed Ventura]]
}}

The '''Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar''' is an American passenger transport aircraft of the [[World War II]] era, developed as part of the Model 10 Electra family, specifically from the [[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra]].