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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:T-11 Kansan
    Last Military Serial:41-9486 USAF
    Construction Number:0912
    Last Civil Registration:N214CR
    Compressed ID:Beech T-11 sn 41-9486 USAF cn 0912...
    Latest Owner or Location:Frances and John Hess

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    Dates

    Event

    August 1941

    Constructed as an AT-11.

    February 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-9486.

    27 February 1942

    Transferred to Bombardier Training School, Victorville Army Airfield, CA.
    Operated with markings: V-200

    1942


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Victorville CA 1942

    January 1944

    Transferred to Bombardier School, Childress Army Air Field, TX.

    December 1944

    Transferred to Bombardier Training School, Victorville Army Airfield, CA.

    18 September 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 41-9486.

    Transferred to Air Force Reserve, Birmingham, AL.

    June 1948

    Redesignated as T-11.

    Transferred to Troop Carrier Wing, Miami, FL.

    Transferred to Troop Carrier Wing, Memphis, TN.

    1 May 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N6965C (AT-11, 41-9486) issued.

    2 May 1959

    To Aerial Surveys, Inc, Cleveland, OH with new c/r N6965C.

    15 June 1978

    To Aero-Marine Surveys Inc, New London, CT keeping c/r N6965C.

    From 12 September 1978 to 1990

    To Aero-Marine Surveys Inc, New London, CT with new c/r N900AM.

    1979

    Hamilton Aviation mods. to increase AUW from7850 lbs to 9450 lbs, including D18S landing gear.

    September 1980


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Groton, Ct

    11 February 1990

    To Chester Reyckert with new c/r N214CR.

    By 6 August 1995

    Markings Applied: Tantalizing Takeoff, 214, FREEDOM FLIGHT AMERICA, 19486

    6 August 1995


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Aurora, IL

    6 August 1995


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Aurora, IL

    19 October 1999

    To Chester W. Reyckert, Skiatook, OK keeping c/r N214CR.

    1 January 2001

    Certificate of airworthiness for N214CR (AT-11, 41-9486) issued.

    Based at Skiatook Municipal Airport, Skiatook, OK.
    View the Location Dossier

    29 February 2008

    To Get Bent Ironworks Inc, Galesburg, IL keeping c/r N214CR.

    To Greater Rockford Airport (RFD), Rockford, IL.
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    16 May 2012

    To unknown owner.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Fayetteville, GA.

    25 June 2012

    To Frances T. Hess, Fayetteville, GA keeping c/r N214CR.

    Operated by Frances and John Hess.

    October 2013


    Photographer: Adam Glowaski
    Notes: Peachtree City Airshow 2013

    October 2013


    Photographer: Adam Glowaski
    Notes: Peachtree City Ga Airshow

    29 July 2017


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: at 2017 EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh

    29 July 2017


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: at 2017 EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh

    7 April 2022


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Tantalizing Takeoff nose art on N214CR at Sun n Fun 2022, Lakeland, FL

    25 July 2023


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: N214CR showing its defensive armament at AirVenture 23, Oshkosh, WI


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    Credits
    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
    AMCAR
    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Experimental Aircraft Association
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
    John Hess

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