Operated by CIBA-Pilatus Aerial Spraying Co.

Some Volpar Beeches remained active for Air America in Vietnam until the end. N9838Z, N7695C, N9157Z, and N91295 flew under contract for the ICCS. Photograph from Hungarian ICCS observer, most probably taken in Saigon. Photo from: Kővári György / Fortepan

Photographer: William Draeger

Photographer: William Draeger.

Prototype Volpar Turboliner. Struck off register in 2006.

Undercarriage collapsed at Van Curler mine airstrip, Chena Hot Springs, Alaska, on July 6, 1996. Stripped of useful parts onsite. Hulk still there in 2004

Ex-N346V, N6643R, N9396Z, 52-10926, 41-21098. Later N310GB

Operated by Kitty Hawk Charters.

Operated by Kitty Hawk Charters. Aircraft incorrectly quoted by the FAA as Beech D18S c/n A-366. It is in fact Beech C-45H c/n AF-754, which underwent a Volpar Turboliner conversion in 1969 while registered N353V. It was delivered as PK-WWD in Jun 1970, and in 1978 it was bought by a Colombian. He swapped the dataplate with that of Beech D18S HK-1296 c/n A-366 (wrecked in Colombia in the mid 1970s), to avoid Colombian import taxes. The aircraft was then bought by Hamilton Aviation as N4234A and in a letter to the FAA in July 1981 they requested it to be reregistered under the correct c/n AF-754, but the FAA chose not to. It became N502CK in May 1995, still listed with the wrong c/n.

Remanufactured by Beech from C-45F 44-47327 c/n 7709 to C-45H 52-10954 for the USAF in 1954. To N9157Z in 1960 and converted to a Volpar Super Turbo 18 Trigear. Used by Air America in Southeast Asia. To HB-GFX in 1976, N4209V in 1981. G18S High Roof installed in 1992. Back to N9157Z in 2018. Current on the register in 2020.

Ex US Navy 51039. This aircraft crashed after take off from Memphis TN on 10 August 1987. The tail stand was still attached to the aircraft and it stalled when returning to the airport. Any help on the location is appreciated.

Remanufactured by Beech from C-45F 44-47377 c/n 7771 to C-45G 51-11740 for the USAF in 1953. Later modified to a C-45H. To N9944Z in 1965. To N349V and converted to a Volpar Turboliner Trigear with extended fuselage and powered by 755-hp Garrett TPE331 turboprop engines. To N404TH in 1979 and N404CK in 1990. Still current in 2020.

Remanufactured by Beech from T-11 42-37196 c/n 3625 to TC-45G 51-11723 for the USAF in 1952. To N9671C in 1963. Converted to a Volpar Super Turbo 18 in 1966. Used for sensitive photo recce in Southeast Asia. To HB-GFU in 1975 and N331FD in 1983. Scrapped at Willow Run in 2001.

Remanufactured by Beech from T-7 41-21057 c/n 1072 for the USAF as C-45G 51-11629 in 1952. Later converted to a TC-45H. To N9838Z in 1963. Converted to a Volpar Super Turbo 18 in 1967. To HB-GGH in 1977 and N346V in 1981. Probably scrapped in 2001. Cancelled from the register in 2013.

Originally a C-45G/TC-45G, it was converted to VTB-18 Super Turbo 18 with Super Volpar kit circa 1966. Acquired (ex HB-GFU) by Connie Kalitta Services Aug 83 and operated until circa 1991.

Stretched turbine tri-u/c conversion of a Beech E-18S.

Volpar turbo conversion number 035.

Operator GB Airlink. A nicer livery would really enhance this aircraft!