Very long history with this one. Keeping it simple, it started out as N91295 with Air America and had many adventures in Vietnam. It was with CIBA circa 1977 to 1983. After its time in Switzerland it went to Connie Kalitta Services as N431DK. Last served with GB Airlink and retired Fort Pierce FL circa 2014.

Visiting on a freight charter by Kalitta Flying Service (Connie Kalitta) from Willow Run/MI. On 26 April 2007 it was wrecked in hard landing at Levelock/AK. (Note: the FAA quoted c/n A-366 was illegally acquired when the aircraft was based in Columbia.)

Ex N5638K, N800WA, N800TH and N508FS. Converted to Volpar Turboliner standard in 1975 and one of three operated by GB Airlink on cargo flights linking Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas between 2010 and 2018. All three were sold to Airsquid Aviation of Las Vegas in 2020 and registered to Mission Air of Roanoke VA. in January 2023.

Ex-HB-GGF, N91295, 51-11901, 43-35578. Broken up at Fort Pierce, FL

K25 slide scan. Remanufactured by Beech 1952 as C-45H 51-11614 from msn 4236. Air Asia/Air America 1964, converted to VTB-18 Super Turbo 18 by Air Asia at Taiwan 1966. Used extensively in South East Asia. Sold 1975 to Ciba Pilatus Aerial Spraying as HB-GFT and converted to agricultural sprayer. Used in Arabia and Africa on locust spraying contracts. Kalitta 1991, ferried to Willow Run in full Swiss markings. Remained in storage until scrapped in 2001.

Photographer: Daniel Ruhier.

A Beech 18H converted to a tricycle undercarriage Volpar Turboliner in 1975. Parked in the General Aviation area at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. At this time , registered to Connie Kalitta Services of Willow Run, Michigan, though in the colours of Troy Air but with titles removed.

K25 slide scan. Remanufactured by Beech 1953 from msn 4356 as C-45H 51-11763. Air Asia/Air America N7770B 1964. Converted to Volpar Super Turbo 18 by Air Asia at Taiwan 1966, used extensively in Vietnam, returnerd to USA 1975 and stored. Converted to Volpar Turboliner at Van Nuys 1980. Kalitta N7770B 1983. Crashed on approach to Baltimore 12 October 1992 due to shifting load and out of limits CG.

K25 slide scan. Remanufactured by Beech 1954 from msn 7996 as C-45H 52-10967. Sold as N9824Z 1961. Converted to Volpar Turboliner msn 001 at Van Nuys, CA 1967, delivered to Ransome Airlines 1968. Several owners, acquired by Kalitta 1990. Remained stored unused, cancelled 2006.

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.