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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:Expeditor 3NM
    Last Military Serial:2318 RCAF
    Construction Number:A-0797
    Last Civil Registration:N18XW
    Compressed ID:Beech Expeditor 3NM sn 2318 RCAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee, Leesburg, VA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an Expeditor 3NM.

    From 17 July 1952 to 26 January 1965

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 2318.

    New construction number, CA-191, assigned to the airframe.

    Circa February 1965

    To Newfoundland Air Transport Ltd, Corner Brook, Newfoundland with new c/r CF-GNR.

    1970

    To Gateway Aviation Ltd, Edmonton ALTA keeping c/r CF-GNR.

    1970


    Photographer: Peter Killin

    25 September 1970

    To Green Airways Ltd, Red Lake, ON keeping c/r CF-GNR.

    1993


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: 1993 photo at Red Lake, Ontarion operating for Green Airways

    18 July 1993


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1993 photo at Red Lake ON

    From 4 November 1997 to 2015

    To Vancouver Island Air Ltd, Campbell River, BC with new c/r C-FGNR.

    9 June 2012


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 2012 photo at Campbell River. BC

    17 July 2015

    Civil registration, CF-GNR, cancelled.

    22 January 2016

    To Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee, Leesburg, VA with new c/r N18XW.

    5 April 2016


    Photographer: P. Boland
    Notes: Seen at Brugelette, Belgium.

    Based at Pairi Daiza, Domaine de Cambron, B-7940 Brugelette, Belgium, Chievres, Region Wallonne.
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    20 August 2018

    To Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee, Leesburg, VA keeping c/r N18XW.
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     Terry Fletcher
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