First noted here in May 1998.

In service with the Royal Canadian Air Force (2356) 1952 - 68, this Beech 18 was one of nineteen acquired by Hamilton Aircraft from Canada's Crown Assets Disposal Corp. Registered N6370, the aircraft was sold to Bard Air Freight circa 1970 and re-registreed N37CB in 1974. Pictured delivering car parts from Detroit, it left Bard Air's fleet in 1986. Operated by Rhoades Aviation when it made a forced landing in an Indiana wheat field on June 16, 1987, the aircraft's registration was cancelled two years later.

On display out the front of the Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio is this Beech-18.

This is pretty well looked after for a retired old gal. It was great to see the Beech 18. Hopefully one day with a roof over it.

Former Royal Canadian Air Force Expeditor 3N 1463 seen here as N62936 with nos art.

SOC at Chateaudun, France Nov 14, 1969. Photographer: Unknown photographer.

Photographer: Unknown photographer.

Photographer: Unknown photographer.

Registered in June 2000 ex N753CW.

Photographer: Unknown photographer.

Photographer: Unknown photographer.

Photographer: Unknown photographer.

Photograph issued by the Beech Aircraft Corp with serial number BL6153D. It is dated April, 1946 with aircraft customer identified as Socony Vacuum Oil Co. This company was formed in 1931 when Socony (Standard Oil Company of NY) merged with Vacuum Oil Company. The flying horse logo dates back to 1934 and was retained through the name change to Mobil. This aircraft remained on the FAA register until cancelled in 1970 as N2636X. The other two aircraft are NC2633 (c/n A-167) registered as CF-KLI in 1958; cancelled in 1969 after landing gear collapse and NC2635 (c/n A-169) last known stripped for parts, Owassa/OK 1997. Photo from: William Engle via Tim Martin

Tragically, on 22nd December 1979, following a night take-off from Orlando-Herndon Airport in adverse weather conditions, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and it crashed killing all 4 persons on board.

Ex USN 51291

Ca.1944: TOS USN as JRB-3. Ca.1954: Remanufactured as SNB-5. 1962: Redesignated as TC-45J, but soon thereafter was redesignated UC-45J. 4/70: Retired to storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 7/74: Delivered to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mission, TX. 11/75: Department of Agriculture, Hyattsville, MD as N40093. 9/81: Richard Saved, Sanrafael, CA. By 8/94: Displayed at Bonanzaville USA Museum, West Fargo, ND. 12/07: Arrived at the McChord Air Museum, McChord Field, Tacoma, WA.

1943: TOS USAAF as AT-7 42-56774. 1943: TOS USN as SNB-2, BuNo 67124. 1954: Remanufactured as SNB-5P. 1955: NAS/MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI. Unknown date: NAS Pensacola, FL. 7/62: Redesignated RC-45J. 1971: Golden Triangle Vocational Technical Center, Columbus, MS with c/r N4207. 1/83: James V. Ricks, Greenwood, MS. 12/84: Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX. 1993 to 1998: Restored by CAF at Madison, MS. 27 Mar '98: First post-restoration flight.

1943: TOS USAAF as AT-7 42-56774. 1943: TOS USN as SNB-2, BuNo 67124. 1954: Remanufactured as SNB-5P. 1955: NAS/MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI. Unknown date: NAS Pensacola, FL. 7/62: Redesignated RC-45J. 1971: Golden Triangle Vocational Technical Center, Columbus, MS with c/r N4207. 1/83: James V. Ricks, Greenwood, MS. 12/84: Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX. 1993 to 1998: Restored by CAF at Madison, MS. 27 Mar '98: First post-restoration flight.

At Duxford with Canadian marks taped over. Later to G-BKGM and has worn a number of colour schemes over the years.

The plane was waiting for a good moment to cross the pond (towards Europe, the Netherlands, where it arrived May 10th)