| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | "4475" |
| Alternate Registration: | ZI-TEX |
| Military Code: | K |
| Other Marks: | FDM |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 18 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 18 (C-45) |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech C-45F Expeditor |
| C/n (msn): | 6984 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Bug Smasher |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Tergnier / Musée de la Résistance [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | France |
| Collection: | Musée Départemental de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Picardie |
| Photo Date: | 8 March 2009 |
| Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
| Photo ID: | 163147 |
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This very nice but strangely marked Beech 18 is ex French Air Force 447099, later 099. It arrived in the museum in 1986, presumably from Châteaudun where it had been stored since it was withdrawn from use in 1969. By 2008 it had been painted in these markings, which appear to be based on those carried by Beech D18S ZK-TEX "447506" c/n A-989 in 2004. It carries a small "Bug Smasher" nose art. This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 September 2019, and has since been viewed 204 times. |