| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | FAC5579 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 18 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 18 (C-45) |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech C-45H Expeditor/Tri-Gear |
| C/n (msn): | AF-631 |
| Operator Titles: | Colombia - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | MadridMap |
| Country: | Colombia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: SKMA IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 16 July 2013 |
| Photo by: | Tim Spearman |
| Photo ID: | 584985 |
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Re-manufactured in by Beech from AT-11 Kansan 42-37152 to become C-45H 52-10701 in 1954. To N9823Z from 1961 to 1965 and modified by Pac Aero to Tri Gear configuration in 1962. Flown by Sierra Pacific Airlines from 1965 until 1968 and re-registered N256RA in 1969. Subsequently passed through several owners before being impounded in Colombia circa 1988 and later allocated the military serial FAC5579. Displayed for many years at various locations around Madrid Air Force Base but by 2019 was dumped on the north side of the base. ln the storage area of the FAC museum in Parque Jaime Duque in Bogota by Mar 2024. This photo is copyright © Tim Spearman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 July 2023, and has since been viewed 284 times. |