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 | | In the mid 1950s operating cost for a Lodestar was approximately $200 per hour (compared to $184 ph for a DC-3, $279 ph for a Ventura and $383 ph for a B.23) and average utilisation would have been in the region of 50 hours per month. |
 | | Lodestar modification centres include: Dallas Aero Service, Remmert-Werner, St. Louis, MO, Executive Aircraft Services Inc., Dallas, TX, L.B.Smith, Miami, FL, Grand Central Aircraft, Glendale, CA, AiResearch and Pacific Airmotive both in the Los Angeles area. |
 | | The first airline to operate the Model 18 was Mid-Continent Airlines of Kansas City, Missouri which began service in March 1940 as soon as the ATC was awarded. |
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