| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N3657G |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 18 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 18 (C-45) |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech C-45H Expeditor |
| C/n (msn): | AF-461 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Norway |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 11 August 1993 |
| Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
| Photo ID: | 663176 |
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Ca.1945: TOS USAAF as UC-45F 44-87309. By 8/50: 1101st Maintenance Squadron/1100th Maintenance & Support Group, Bolling AFB, Washington, DC. 1953: Remanufactured as C-45G and TOS as 51-11904. By 9/53: 28th Operations Support Squadron/28th ABW, Ellsworth AFB, SD. Converted to C-45H. By 3/60: Registered N3657G. 3/92: EXA Inc, St. Charles, IL; operated as skydive platform at Hinckley, IL. 7 Sep 92: Crashed after engine failure on takeoff. Wreckage acquired by the Norwegian Implement Company, Norway, IL; displayed in a crash scene as a memorial to the agricultural crash of the 1980s. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 March 2024, and has since been viewed 101 times. |