Aircraft Photo of N87689 | Beech C-45H Expeditor | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #658798
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N87689
Fleet number:689
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 18
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 18 (C-45)
Aircraft Version:Beech C-45H Expeditor
C/n (msn):AF-276
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Urbana - Grimes FieldMap
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: -   IATA: -   Local: I74   Other: -
Collection:Champaign Aviation Museum
 
Photo Date:9 September 2014
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 658798
Photo Comment

Ca. 1942: TOS USAAF as AT-11, s/n 41-27580. By 5/43: 538th Flexible Gunnery Training Squadron, Kingman AAF, AZ. 1/53: Remanufactured as C-45G s/n 51-11719. 1955: Converted to C-45H. 1958: Missouri ANG. UNK: Transferred to the Navy. 1963: U.S. Department of Agriculture with c/r N87689. Ca.1988: Chuck Reed, Madison, OH. 2008: Chuck Reed died; this aircraft went to Grimes Flying Laboratory Foundation Museum, Grimes Field, Urbana, OH. It was used for spare parts. UNK: Champaign Aviation Museum at Grimes Field. By 6/14: Restored to static display condition.

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