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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.

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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.

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