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Constructed as an UC-45F. |
Circa 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-47145. |
18 September 1947 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-47145. |
By March 1948 |
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Transferred to Flight Training Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. |
1948 |
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Redesignated as C-45F. |
1953 |
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Remanufactured as a C-45H.
New construction number, AF-510, assigned to the airframe. |
1953 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-10580. |
1963 |
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To Amann Division Inc, San Antonio, TX with new c/r N8640E. |
1966 |
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To Grimes Manufacturing Co, Urbana, OH keeping c/r N8640E. |
From 1966 to 1986 |
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Fitted various external lighting systems, flew as Grimes Flying Laboratory 4 and Grimes Lighting Flight Test #4. |
Circa 1975 |
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Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: Staging through Blackbushe on it is return from the Paris Airshow. |
10 June 1976 |
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Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: The Grimes Flying Laboratory was a visitor to the 1976 Reading Airshow, Pennsylvania. |
Circa 24 July 1976 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: Instamatic 110 photo taken at the Dayton International Air show, Dayton, OH |
10 February 1986 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX8640E (C-45H, AF-510) issued. |
5 July 1986 |
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Crashed.
The accident occurred at Tremont City, OH, United States while maneuvering. The damage was substantial. The aircraft collided with a utility pole during an exhibition fly-by. The aircraft continued to fly to its home airport where it made an uneventful landing. The right wing was damaged on the outboard end to include 2 feet of the aileron. The pole struck was 30 feet high and 125 feet from the approach end of the runway.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report. |
23 June 1987 |
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To Stewarts Aircraft Service, Waynesville, OH keeping c/r N8640E. |
October 1997 |
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To Sky Centre Leasing Ltd, Waynesville, OH keeping c/r N8640E. |
From 1997 to 2004 |
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Retired, open storage, Waynesville OH. |
18 May 2000 |
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To Grimes Aerospace Co, Urbana, OH keeping c/r N8640E. |
24 February 2003 |
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To Grimes Flying Lab Foundation, Urbana, OH keeping c/r N8640E. |
24 February 2003 |
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Based at Grimes Flying Lab Foundation Museum, Grimes Field, Urbana, OH.
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Circa 2004 |
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Restored. |
1 January 2010 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX8640E (C-45H, AF-510) issued. |
3 May 2010 |
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Photographer: John Bennett
Notes: Taken at Urbana - Grimes Field, OH, USA |
15 May 2018 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Urbana, OH |
15 May 2018 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Urbana, OH |
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