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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:UC-45F Expeditor
    Last Military Serial:44-47342 USAAF
    Construction Number:7728
    Last Civil Registration:N1047B
    Compressed ID:Beech UC-45F sn 44-47342 USAAF cn 7...
    Latest Owner or Location:Alaska Aviation Museum, Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an UC-45F.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-47342.

    22 October 1956

    To Aircraft Instrument Co with new c/r N8011H.

    29 March 1957

    To Delogra Aviation Corp, Fort Lauderdale FL keeping c/r N8011H.

    5 August 1959

    To Thomas R. Isbell keeping c/r N8011H.

    1960

    To Joe G. Marrs, Lake Placid FL keeping c/r N8011H.

    May 1962

    Floats fitted.

    29 May 1962

    Certificate of airworthiness for N8011H (C18S, 7728) issued.

    16 December 1963

    To E. R, Dale/Air-Dale Ltd, Sault Ste Marie ONT with new c/r CF-PSU.

    May 1979

    To Ward Air/Douglas G. Solberg, Juneau AK with new c/r N1047B.

    13 July 1979

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number ANC79IA069: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 11:45 hours. There was minor damage. The flight departed from Drake Island, AK, with the destination Juneau, AK. There was a fire or explosion in flight while climbing to cruise. Report remarks include: Float equipped. Aerosol can made contact w unprotected elec term studs. Incident occurred at or near Drake Island, AK.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    16 April 1982

    To David C. Wunsch/Alaska Coastal Airlines Corp, Juneau AK keeping c/r N1047B.

    22 July 1988

    To Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N1047B.

    By August 2000

    Based at Alaska Aviation Museum, Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK.
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    4 August 2005


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska

    16 May 2009


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Now with props at the Alaska Aviation Museum, Lake Hood, AK

    10 June 2010


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2010 photo taken at Alaskan Aviation Heritage Museum, Lake Hood,Anchorage

    13 February 2018

    Civil registration, N1047B, cancelled.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Beech 18: A Civil and Military History by R. K. Parmerter
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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