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Registration / Serial: | 122 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 18 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 18 (C-45) |
Aircraft Version: | Beech Expeditor 3T |
C/n (msn): | 5868 |
Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
Unit Markings: | GAEL - Groupe Aérien d'Entraînement et de Liaison |
Location | |
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City / Area: | Warluis / Musée de l'Aviation [ Off-Airport ]Map |
Country: | France |
Collection: | Musée de l'Aviation |
Photo Date: | 14 March 2009 |
Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
Photo ID: | 171271 |
Photo Comment |
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This former USAAF C-45B (ex 43-35492) was lend-leased to the Royal Canadian Air Force in Dec 1943 as an Expeditor I, serialled HB122. On 3 Sep 1952 it was converted to an Expeditor 3T, and ten years later, on 19 Mar 1962, it was sold to the French Air Force, where it became N° 122, coded MT-10. There it last served with GAEL (Groupe Aérien d'Entraînement et de Liaison) and in this photo it still has their emblem on the nose. It was struck off charge on 18 May 1972 and stored at Châteaudun. In 1985 the Beech was acquired by AMPAA (Association des Mécaniciens Pilotes d'Aéronefs Anciens) and preserved at Étampes. In the mid 1990s it moved to the Musée de l'Aviation in Warluis, as seen here. This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 October 2019, and has since been viewed 827 times. |