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Aircraft:
Beechcraft 18
- Reg: CF-ZWY-X photos
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Serial #:
5828
- Airline: École Nationale d'aérotechnique (ENA)
- Photo Date: May 28, 2021
- Uploaded: Jun 20, 2021
- Montreal St.-Hubert Airport - CYHU, Canada
Beechcraft Model 18 (or "Twin Beech", as it is also known), Beech 18, built by Beech Aircraft Corporation (USA), s/n 5828 (USAAF reg. 43-35478), École Nationale Aérotechnique (ENA), CF-ZWY-X. (CYHU) Montreal, St. Hubert, Canada. HISTORICAL NOTES : Beech C-45B Expeditor, USAAF reg. 43-35478 (MSN 5828) to RAF as Expeditor I HB109. Diverted to RCAF with RAF serial HB109, no RAF service. Redesignated as Expeditor Mk. III. Rebuilt to Mk. 3T standards, Redesignated Expeditor 3T. Leased to Pratt & Whitney of Canada Jul 12, 1960 as flying testbed for PT-6A turboshaft (nose mounted). Renamed United Aircraftof Canada in 1962. Sold to United Aircraft of Canada Jun 1, 1971 as CF-ZWY. PT-6A removed and airframe given to Ecole Nationale d'Aeronautique, Quebec Jul 1981 as CF-ZXWY-X for use as instructional airframe. Renamed Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace at Saint Hubert, Canada.
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Beechcraft Model 18 (or "Twin Beech", as it is also known), Beech 18, built by Beech Aircraft Corporation (USA), s/n 5828 (USAAF reg. 43-35478), École Nationale Aérotechnique (ENA), CF-ZWY-X. (CYHU) Montreal, St. Hubert, Canada. HISTORICAL NOTES : Beech C-45B Expeditor, USAAF reg. 43-35478 (MSN 5828) to RAF as Expeditor I HB109. Diverted to RCAF with RAF serial HB109, no RAF service. Redesignated as Expeditor Mk. III. Rebuilt to Mk. 3T standards, Redesignated Expeditor 3T. Leased to Pratt & Whitney of Canada Jul 12, 1960 as flying testbed for PT-6A turboshaft (nose mounted). Renamed United Aircraftof Canada in 1962. Sold to United Aircraft of Canada Jun 1, 1971 as CF-ZWY. PT-6A removed and airframe given to Ecole Nationale d'Aeronautique, Quebec Jul 1981 as CF-ZXWY-X for use as instructional airframe. Renamed Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace at Saint Hubert, Canada.Camera
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- Reg: CF-ZWY-X photos
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Aircraft:
Beechcraft 18
- Airline: École Nationale d'aérotechnique (ENA)
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Serial #:
5828
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Montreal St.-Hubert Airport - CYHU
- Canada