CF-CPE Lockheed
18-56 Lodestar (c/n 2489)
This aircraft was
an ex USAAF C-60A, 42-56016, civilianized in 1946 for CPAL. Here
it is
seen in gleaming all metal shortly
after conversion. It was sold in the US in 1950s as N67987.
It was later
converted to a Learstar as N19L and at some point in time exported to
Boliivia
as
CP-1024. It was written off on 3 March 1974 at Normandia in
Boliivia when the pilot had
to carry out a forced landing due to an
uncontrollable fire in the number 2 engine, 20 minutes after
takeoff. A safe landing was made, but
the aircraft burned out.