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Line 42: At the start of the war, Lockheed proposed military conversions of the Lodestar for the RAF as replacement for the Hudson reconnaissance aircraft and the [[Bristol Blenheim]] bomber. The first British order was placed in February 1940 for 25 Model 32 as bombers. This was followed by an order for 300 Model 37 with Double Wasp engines, then for a further 375 later in 1940. Lockheed needed more production capacity and nearby [[Vega Aircraft Corporation]] was contracted for building the Ventura. The Ventura was very similar to its predecessor, the [[Lockheed Hudson]]. The primary difference was not in layout; rather, the Ventura was larger, heavier, and used more powerful engines than the Hudson. The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940, which were delivered infrom mid-1942. Venturas were initially used for daylight raids on occupied Europe but, like some other RAF bombers, they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort, which was difficult to provide for long-range missions. Venturas were replaced by the faster [[de Havilland Mosquito]]. The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with [[Coastal Command]] as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons; 30 went to the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] (RCAF) and some to the [[South African Air Force]] (SAAF). The RAF placed an order for 487 '''Ventura Mark II'''s but many of these were diverted to the USAAF, which placed its own order for 200 '''Ventura Mark IIA''' as the '''B-34 Lexington''', later renamed '''RB-34'''. ===Lockheed B-37===

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