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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:51-11689 USAAF
    Construction Number:1422
    Last Civil Registration:N5180V
    Compressed ID:Beech C-45H sn 51-11689 USAAF cn 14...
    Latest Owner or Location:Jeffery J. Sunzeri, Hollister, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1941

    Constructed as an AT-11.

    Circa 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 41-27577.

    1952

    Remanufactured as a C-45H.

    1952

    New construction number, AF-246, assigned to the airframe.

    From November 1952 to Circa 1959

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 51-11689.

    1 July 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5180V (C-45H, 51-11689A) issued.

    From 1963 to 1972

    To Wisconsin Conservation Department, Tomahawk WI with new c/r N5180V.

    30 July 1970


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1970 photo at Winnipeg -this Beech 18 was in a 1950s style dark green colour scheme. Civilianized from a USAF C-45 in 1959, it is still current in California in 2010

    From 27 July 1977 to 1995

    To WI Department. of Natural Resources, Madison WI keeping c/r N5180V.

    14 June 1995

    To Amjet Aircraft Corp, Anoka County MN keeping c/r N5180V.

    From 1998 to 1999

    Displayed at Polar Air Museum, Anoka County MN - until it closed in 1999.

    1 January 2001

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5180V (C-45H, 51-11689A) issued.

    By 7 September 2001

    To Dave Schmitz/Fast Company Llc, Spooner WI 7 keeping c/r N5180V.
    Markings added: Fast Company

    29 August 2004

    Crashed.
    There was one minor injury. The accident occurred at the Airlake Airport (LVN) Lakeville, MN, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The airplane sustained substantial damage during landing on runway 12. The pilot reported that the crosswinds on final approach to runway 12 were quite strong and he needed to crab into the wind to maintain runway alignment...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    18 April 2005

    To Jeffery J. Sunzeri, Hollister, CA keeping c/r N5180V.

    To Stockton Field Aviation Museum/Vintage Aircraft/Taigh Ramey, Stockton Metropolitan Airport, Stockton, CA.
    View the Location Dossier

    26 May 2007


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: N5180V named Fast Company at Stockton, CA

    12 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    20 January 2011

    To Jeffery J. Sunzeri, Hollister, CA keeping c/r N5180V.
    Civil registration reserved.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Taigh Ramey
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