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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:52-10945 USAF
    Construction Number:6060
    Last Civil Registration:N611WP
    Compressed ID:Beech C-45H sn 52-10945 USAF cn 606...
    Latest Owner or Location:Not The Caf Llc, Lakeway, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-7.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-35588.

    1954

    Remanufactured as a C-45H.
    New construction number, AF-875, assigned to the airframe.

    Circa 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-10945.

    22 March 1961

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9487Z {1} issued.

    1963

    To Farm Air Service, Brawley CA with new c/r N611W.

    By 1 January 1966

    To Pacific Airmotive, Palm Springs CA with new c/r N611WP.

    15 July 1967

    Crashed.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number LAX68A0006: There were 2 fatalities. Incident occurred at 07:42 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Van Nuys Airport, Sepulveda, CA. Suffered a mid-air collision while circling in the traffic pattern. The emergency circumstances included; precautionary landing on airport and suspected or known aircraft damage. Report remarks include: Piper N5966W on extended downwind. Beech N611WP on base leg...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1969

    To Burch Auto Leasing, Alhambra CA keeping c/r N611WP.

    1970

    To Spectrum Leasing Corp, Van Nuys CA Operating as Trans Nevada Air Service, Las Vegas NV keeping c/r N611WP.

    1979

    To Philip C. Coussens, Lancaster CA keeping c/r N611WP.

    September 1979


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: In the late 1950s, hundreds of low-hours USAF C-45Gs and C- 45Hs were sold by miltary disposals and flooded the US civil market. N611WP at Rosamund, California in September 1979 was a C- 45H with mods including wrap-around windscreen and unusual nose con

    1 November 1982

    To William T. Horner, Costa Mesa CA keeping c/r N611WP.

    June 1986

    To Milt Stollak, Palm Springs CA keeping c/r N611WP.

    February 1988

    To Imitari Inc, Athol ID keeping c/r N611WP.

    1991

    To Tyler Aircraft Co, Tyler, TX keeping c/r N611WP.

    5 January 2000

    To Malcolm C. Thurmond, Georgetown, TX keeping c/r N611WP.

    Based at San Marcos Airport, San Marcos, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    4 November 2021

    To Not The Caf Llc, Lakeway, TX keeping c/r N611WP.

    8 May 2024


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at San Marcos, TX, USA
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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
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2022 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     AMCAR
    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Terry Fletcher
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