Aircraft Photo of 122 | Beech Expeditor 3T | France - Air Force | AirHistory.net #171271
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:122
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 18
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 18 (C-45)
Aircraft Version:Beech Expeditor 3T
C/n (msn):5868
Operator Titles:France - Air Force
Unit Markings:GAEL - Groupe Aérien d'Entraînement et de Liaison
Location
City / Area:Warluis / Musée de l'Aviation [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:France
Collection:Musée de l'Aviation
 
Photo Date:14 March 2009
Photo by:Aad van der Voet
Photo ID: 171271
Photo Comment

This former USAAF C-45B (ex 43-35492) was lend-leased to the Royal Canadian Air Force in Dec 1943 as an Expeditor I, serialled HB122. On 3 Sep 1952 it was converted to an Expeditor 3T, and ten years later, on 19 Mar 1962, it was sold to the French Air Force, where it became N° 122, coded MT-10. There it last served with GAEL (Groupe Aérien d'Entraînement et de Liaison) and in this photo it still has their emblem on the nose. It was struck off charge on 18 May 1972 and stored at Châteaudun. In 1985 the Beech was acquired by AMPAA (Association des Mécaniciens Pilotes d'Aéronefs Anciens) and preserved at Étampes. In the mid 1990s it moved to the Musée de l'Aviation in Warluis, as seen here.

This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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