| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N90809 |
| Military Code: | R |
| Other Marks: | READINESS REGION IV |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 18 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 18 (C-45) |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech NC-45J Expeditor/Tri-Gear |
| C/n (msn): | 6113 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Army |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Harlingen - Valley InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Texas, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KHRL IATA: HRL Local: HRL Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 28 October 1979 |
| Photo by: | Roger Syratt |
| Photo ID: | 760696 |
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Built in 1944 for the USAAF as Beech AT-7C Navigator 43-33533 but transferred to the US Navy as SNB-2C BuNo 23829, it was later upgraded to SNB-3 and then -5 before re-designated C-45J in 1962. Transferred as serial 0-23829 to the US Army, who had it converted to Volpar Tri-gear configuration, it was re-designated again as NC-45J. Retired to the Davis-Monthan AFB "boneyard" in 1974 it was acquired by the US Dept. of Agriculture before sale to the Confederate Air Force in 1978, but appears to have been little used and the registration was cancelled in 1986. This photo is copyright © Roger Syratt, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 December 2024, and has since been viewed 42 times. |