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Description
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed |
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| Base model: | AT-18 | ||
| Designation: | AT-18 | ||
| Nickname: | Hudson | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1924-1948 | ||
| Basic role: | Advanced Trainer | ||
| Crew: | 5 | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 44' 4" | 13.5 m | |
| Wingspan: | 65' 6" | 19.9 m | |
| Gross Weight: | 19,300 lb | 8,752 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright R-1820-87 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1200 | ||
Performance
| Max Speed: | 272 mph | 438 km/h | 236 kt |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| Earl Williams Hernando, MS | My father was killed in an AT18, along with two other men, on April 19, 1943. They'd taken off from a field in Mission, TX, and reached an altitude of about 300 ft when (according to witnesses) the plane lost altitude and speed, turned on its side, pulled up a bit, and crashed. A friend of his told me none of the pilots wanted to fly this plane, that they felt it was unsafe and hard to control. [I'd like to contact Mrs Tisinger, who also wrote about this plane, if that's possible]
Earl Williams 10/24/2007 @ 12:34 [ref: 18289] |
| Garth Ridley Richmond Hill, ON | Do you have the e-mail address for David Elliott who wrote about the AT-18 back in 2002. I'm in contact with the sister of the pilot, J. Foley, Yours Sincerely, Garth Ridley 09/27/2007 @ 07:08 [ref: 18021] |
| Jane Y. Tisinger The Woodlands,, TX | My first husband, William Earnest Barrett, Jr., was stationed at Scott Field, Illinois as test pilot whose duties were to test planes that had been repaired. He loved his position but the only plane I ever heard him say he did not wish to fly was the AT-18. He considered it unsafe.
On August 10, 1944 he was testing an AT-18. Five or six radio students went with him in order to gain flight time and increased pay. There was an accident near Ferguson, Mo. All perished. Witnesses to the accident said the plane was having trouble gaining altitude and the pilot was able to stear away from a nearby neighborhood. The plane crashed into an imbankment or small hill. Our son was 10 weeks old at the time and we were with my husband living in Belleville, Ill. I have often wondered if any other pilots had the same feeling about the AT-18. 08/13/2006 @ 14:04 [ref: 13877] |
| David Elliott Ottawa, ON | I have recently completed the life story of my uncle, P/O Marvyn Lowry, who was a wireless air gunner aboard a Mark V Lockheed Hudson in operations with the RCAF 407th "Demon Squadron" during WWII.
He was lost in action on April 6, 1942 along with his crew, JDA Foley, DA McCann and NA Leckie in the North Sea. I will be glad to email the story to anyone who requests it. 01/09/2002 @ 03:09 [ref: 4027] |
| RUSSELL TYLER, TX | I WAS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON THE AT-18. THIS IS THE BEST WEB SITE I HAVE FOUND. I HAD AN UNCLE,WHOM I NEVER KNEW, WAS KILLED IN AN AT-18 PLANE CRASH IN JULY, 1943 WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT OVER CENTRAL UTAH. HE WAS FLYING OUT OF MATHER AIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA.ICE WEB SITE. THANK YOU,
R.K. HEBERT 06/09/2001 @ 10:17 [ref: 2436] |
| RUSSELL TYLER, TX | I WAS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON THE AT-18. THIS IS THE BEST WEB SITE I HAVE FOUND. I HAD AN UNCLE,WHOM I NEVER KNEW, WAS KILLED IN AN AT-18 PLANE CRASH IN JULY, 1943 WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT OVER CENTRAL UTAH. HE WAS FLYING OUT OF MATHER AIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA.ICE WEB SITE. THANK YOU,
R.K. HEBERT 06/09/2001 @ 10:17 [ref: 2435] |
| Patricia Hounsell Newtown, NF | I really enjoy your page. I am wondering if there is any information you
can give me to help me locate a lockheed hudson bomber to use at a site in Newfoundland that is home to the crash of a bomber during WWII that claimed the life of Sir Frederick Banting. If you have any information to help me with this quest I would greatly appreciate it. Thanking you in advance, Patricia Hounsell 04/10/2000 @ 13:07 [ref: 60] |
