| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N9659 |
| Fleet number: | 659 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 18 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 18 (C-45) |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech C18S |
| C/n (msn): | 6999 |
| Display Paint: | US Department of Agriculture |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Quantico - Quantico MCAF / Turner FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNYG IATA: NYG Local: NYG Other: - |
| Photo Date: | September 1982 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 412221 |
| Photo Comment |
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WWII veteran 44-47109 that was transferred to the US Navy as SNB-2 Bu 90536. Passed on to the US Department of Agriculture in 1973 registered N9659, the aircraft made it's way to Quantico sometime after 1980 and eventually became part of the Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum. In 2013, it was loaned to the Historic Aircraft Restoration Project at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, NY where the classic Beech was restored and displayed as USMC 90536. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 November 2021, and has since been viewed 201 times. |