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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:Turboliner
    Last Military Serial:51-11901 USAF
    Construction Number:6040
    Last Civil Registration:N431DK
    Compressed ID:Volpar Turboliner sn 51-11901 USAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Missionary Flights International, Saint Lucie County International Airport, Fort Pierce, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    Unknown

    Constructed as a C-45B.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-35578.

    Converted to a C-45G.

    New construction number, AF-458, assigned to the airframe.

    Circa 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-11901.

    1965

    To Air America with new c/r N91295.

    1965

    Converted to a Turboliner by Volpar.

    13 November 1975

    To Omni Aircraft Sales, Washington DC keeping c/r N91295.

    1977

    To Pilatus Aerial Spraying Systems with new c/r HB-GGF.

    20 July 1983

    Certificate of airworthiness for N431DK (C-45H, AF-458) issued.

    25 August 1983

    To American International Airways Inc, Ypsilanti, MI with new c/r N431DK.

    August 1989


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: N431DK was a Volpar Super Turbo 18 converted from a C-45G for Air America in 1966 on Taiwan. It was ferried back to USA in August 1975 for resale, going to Switzerland as a sprayer for 5 years before returning to join Connie Kalitta Services at Detroit-Willow Run for freight work. Note the large cargo door. Seen at Willow Run in August 1989.

    November 1992

    To Kalitta Flying Service, Willow Run MI keeping c/r N431DK.

    16 May 1999

    To Kitty Hawk Charters Inc, Morristown TN keeping c/r N431DK.

    9 October 2001

    To Twin Beech 745PD Inc, Bear de/Arkansas Aero Sport keeping c/r N431DK.

    10 September 2004

    To Turbine Group Inc, Vero Beach, FL keeping c/r N431DK.

    23 January 2007

    To Range Fire Production Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N431DK.

    11 January 2010

    To GB Airlink Inc, Fort Lauderdale, FL keeping c/r N431DK.

    Based at Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, FL.
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    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Missionary Flights International, Saint Lucie County International Airport, Fort Pierce, FL.
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    13 February 2013


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Fort Pierce - St. Lucie, FL, USA

    17 July 2014

    Civil registration, N431DK, cancelled.
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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 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerodata Quantum+
    AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Terry Fletcher
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