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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:C-45H Expeditor
    Last Military Serial:52-10905 USAF
    Construction Number:6776
    Last Civil Registration:N4999E
    Compressed ID:Beech C-45H sn 52-10905 USAF cn 677...
    Latest Owner or Location:K (and) K Aviation, Bridgewater, VA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an UC-45F.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 43-35903.

    By April 1946

    Transferred to 482nd Army Air Force Base Unit, Castle Army Air Field, (Merced), CA.

    18 September 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 43-35903.

    1948

    Redesignated as C-45F.

    1954

    Remanufactured as a C-45H.
    New construction number, AF-835, assigned to the airframe.

    1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-10905.

    From 1965 to 1966

    To Michigan Aero Department, Lansing, MI with new c/r N4999E.

    From 1969 to 1972

    To Manufacturers Air Transport Service, Peoria, IL keeping c/r N4999E.

    1973

    To Great Lakes, Inc keeping c/r N4999E.

    25 September 1973

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report for event ID 84172: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 23:23 hours. There was minor damage. Incident occurred at the Toronto International Airport, Toronto, Ont, Can, CD. The flight departed from Chicago, IL, with the destination Toronto, ONT, Can. Landed wheels up during the landing rollout. The factors included; electrical failure and the landing gear normal retraction extension assembly...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    From 1977 to 1980

    To Burlington Airways/Burl-Air Freight, Burlington, WI keeping c/r N4999E.

    From November 1982 to 1983

    To James R. Beardsley/Crystal Lake School of Aviation, Kenosha, WI keeping c/r N4999E.

    1983

    To K (and) K Aviation, Bridgewater, VA keeping c/r N4999E.

    Circa 10 February 1984


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35mm slide taken at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    Circa 10 February 1984


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35mm slide taken at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    Circa 15 July 1984


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35mm slide taken at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    Circa 1985

    Scrapped.

    28 August 1989

    Civil registration, N4999E, cancelled.
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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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