During the celebration of N8640E's flight across the Atlantic to the Paris Air Show 50 years before, I had the sudden brainwave to attempt to recreate Mick Bajcar's photo in this database of this bird at Le Bourget, those 50 years ago. Checking against the original via my phone, this is the result, albeit with a slightly different backdrop (and an open cabin door.) Decal markings and a replica board with the itinerary were recently added to 40E as part of the commemoration; the original itinerary board is on display in the museum's hangar.

Fancy seeing you again! Arriving from her base at Grimes Field (I74). Ex-52-10580 with the USAF.

Always a pleasure to see this bird at events around the area. Ex-52-10580.

The Grimes Flying Lab Foundation's Beech, seen at her home field during MERFI.

Ex-USAF 52-10580, which was rebuilt from C-45F 44-47145 c/n 7053 in 1953. Formerly used by Grimes to test aircraft lighting systems, now owned by the Grimes Flying Lab Foundation as a flying museum aircraft.

Photographer: Jürgen Valley.

On static display. This is ex C-45H 52-10580.

Grimes Flying Laboratory 4. Oh, how I wish I had been taking colour photos.

Lighting test aircraft for the Grimes Company of Urbana, Ohio. Try counting the number of lights and beacons it carries.