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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:E18S
    Construction Number:BA-189
    Last Civil Registration:N165X
    Compressed ID:Beech E18S cn BA-189 cr N165X
    Latest Owner or Location:Rock Air Llc, Wilmington, DE

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    Dates

    Event

    1956

    Constructed as an E18S.

    14 August 1956

    To J. R. Gray and Co/Executive Air Transportation Service, Dallas TX with new c/r N48E.

    2 January 1959

    To Tecon Corporation keeping c/r N48E.

    11 September 1959

    To Jeffries (and) Betts Gravel Company keeping c/r N48E.

    18 March 1960

    To Trishman Equipment Leasing Incorporated keeping c/r N48E.

    19 September 1962

    To Wesco Leasing Corp, Addison TX keeping c/r N48E.

    5 October 1967

    To Aerodyne Engineering Corp with new c/r N165X.

    14 June 1968

    To Transamerica Commercial Corporation, New York NY keeping c/r N165X.

    1 November 1969

    To Marvin Hambrick/Hambrick Aircraft, Lafayette CA keeping c/r N165X.


    Photographer: 17crossfeed
    Notes: 1956 Beech E18S N165X. at the Old Rio Vista Airport California

    June 1981

    To George C and Janet L. Holberton and Christopher J. and Christine A. Petrikas, Lake Havasu City AZ keeping c/r N165X.

    28 January 1988

    To Cal Corporation, Oakdale CA keeping c/r N165X.

    9 November 1994

    To F1 Systems Inc, Bandon OR keeping c/r N165X.

    20 March 1995

    To Hardin Optical Co, Bandon OR keeping c/r N165X.
    Markings added: 189

    6 August 1995


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35mm slide photographed at Aurora, IL

    November 1997

    To FIL Systems, Bandon OR keeping c/r N165X.

    23 April 1998

    To Thomas E. Duzan, Kennewick, WA keeping c/r N165X.

    19 June 2007

    To Thomas E. Duzan, Kennewick, WA keeping c/r N165X.

    10 March 2015

    To Redhead Llc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N165X.

    9 January 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Cable Air Fair at the Cable Airport in Upload, CA.

    9 January 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Cable Air Fair at the Cable Airport in Upload, CA.

    30 January 2018

    To J and M Aviation Enterprises Llc, Greendale, WI keeping c/r N165X.

    23 July 2018


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: at Oshkosh

    19 May 2020

    To Rock Air Llc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N165X.

    April 2021


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At 2021 Sun N Fun at Lakeland, Florida


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