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Beech
C-45G N954RJ (AF-5) at Midland, Texas in October 1987. This was
a PacAero Tradewind conversion, which included a single vertical
tailplane and Volpar trigear. The "Royal" of the name of previous
owner Royal Airways, Naples, Florida above the windows has been
painted over, and the name The Beech Party was on the nose. Photo:
Gordon Reid |
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Beech
C-45G HK-1088G (AF-7) at Bogota, Colombia in April 1965. Photo:
Bob Neate collection |
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Beech
C-45G LV-GJD (AF-20) at Buenos Aires 1964. The curtained windows
indicate it was in passenger service with TABA - Transportes Aereos
Buenos Aires. Photo: Bob Neate collection |
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C-45G N9803Z (AF-58) displayed at Le Bourget during the Paris Air
Show of June 1963. It had been modified to the IAD 10-2 kit, which
included increased payload, cargo door, wrap-around windscreen,
and was on delivery to Alisarda in Sardinia. The advertising board
reads "Super 10-2 Beechcraft (Surplus C-45) Modified for International
Aircraft Deliveries Inc". Photo: Bob Neate collection |
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C-45G TI-1028C (AF-77) in passenger service with Cayman Brac Airways,
Costa Rica in the early 1960s. Note the 3 bladed props with spinners.
Photo: Bob Neate collection |
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C-45G N77Y at Kai Tak, Hong Kong in 1968 with Air America, in their
standard scheme of blue on metallic with white roof and trim. The
CIA's Air America was the largest operator of civilianized C-45Gs
& C-45Hs, based in Laos and South Vietnam. Most were modified at
Taiwan with the International Air Deliveries IAD Beech Ten-Two upgrade
kit to improve performance: note the extended undercarriage doors,
three bladed props with spinners, enlarged windows and inscription
Beech Ten-Two on the cabin door. Photo: Leo Callahan via Paul Howard
collection |
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C-45G "4X-ADS" (AF-126) at Prestwick, Scotland in December 1957
on delivery to El Al Airlines, Israel, in company with 4X-ADQ. Both
came out of storage at Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona and had hand-painted
Israeli registrations, but the registrations were transposed. The
proof is in this picture, taken by Gordon Reid who happened to be
loitering at Prestwick late that night. 4X-ADS has USAF serial 111569
on the tail fins which makes it AF-126, although it was formally
registered as 51-11504/AF-61. The Davis Monthan AFB storage code
"1A2" is on the nose. |
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C-45G trigear N136L (AF-129) at Opa Locka, Florida in October 1979,
in charter use with Safe Air Taxi. As well as the Volpar trigear,
this aircraft shows other upgrades such as wrap-around windscreen.
Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Beech
C-45G N9815Z (AF-164) in passenger service with Guam Airlines circa
1962 in the US Trust Territory of Micronesia in the central Pacific.
This received the Hamilton Little Liner upgrade, marketed by the
Gordon B. Hamilton Company at Tucson, Arizona. Photo: Geoff Goodall
collection |
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Beech
C-45G HB-GFT (AF-171) at Bern, Switzerland in February 1976 with
Ciba-Pilatus Aerial Spraying, used for United Nations contracts
for large-scale pesticide spraying in Africa. This much-travelled
aircraft was converted to a Volpar VTB-18 Super Turbo 18 in Taiwan
in 1966, while operated by Air America. After surviving locust spraying
in primitive conditions in Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Kenya, it crossed
the Atlantic again to join the large fleet of turbine Beech 18s
with Connie Kalitta Flying Service at Detroit-Willow Run. Photo:
Ueli Klee |
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C-45G trigear N888M (AF-181) at Honolulu, in September 1979. It
was among the large fleet of trigear Beech 18s operated by Panorama
Air Tour, which specialized in tourist scenic flights between the
Hawaiian islands. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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C-45H N7 (AF-626) of the Federal Aviation Administration, at an
embarrassing moment circa 1960. The FAA and its predecessor, the
CAA operated a large fleet of Beech 18s for radio navigation aid
testing as well as general transport. Photo: Nigel Daw collection
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