Owned by businessman Arthur Kudner, this airframe became the first military L-18 Lodestar and the only C-56 (no suffix). It was resold on the civil market in 1945 and donated to the Travis Air Museum in 1985.

CALSTAR 8 is based at Vacaville.

Howard 250 executive aircraft were Lockheed L-18 Lodestars fitted with various frills. The H-250 Tri-Gear was a further development with tricycle landing gear.

Used for pipeline surveillance by the KCSI Aerial Patrol company from Bakersfield, California.

This 1946 red Stinson was flown all over the US by Virginia Schaefer, a teacher, from 1972. It is preserved by the tower at KCCR. Virginia died in 2012.