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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:Expeditor 3T
    Last Military Serial:1387 RCAF
    Construction Number:6596
    Last Civil Registration:C-FSIF
    Compressed ID:Beech Expeditor 3T sn 1387 RCAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Reynolds Museum, Wetaskiwin, Alberta

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as an UC-45F.

    From 1944 to 8 April 1965

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-35850.

    1944

    Redesignated as Expeditor II.

    13 June 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 1387.

    Circa 1952

    Converted to an Expeditor 3T.
    Rebuilt to Mk. 3T standard by MacDonald Brothers.

    1966

    To Jos H. Labrie, Ponoka, AB with new c/r CF-SIF.

    1972

    To Lloyd M. Ruelling (and) M. Raymond, Hay River NWT keeping c/r CF-SIF.

    31 January 1981

    Noted at Chino, CA.

    By May 1983


    Photographer: Unknown

    1985

    To Warbird Holdings, Sherwood Park with new c/r C-FSIF.

    8 May 1986

    To Reynolds Aviation Museum, Wetaskiwin, AB keeping c/r C-FSIF.

    Operated by Reynolds Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin, AB.
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    17 September 1992

    To Stan Reynolds Sales Ltd, Wetaskiwin, AB keeping c/r C-FSIF.

    28 July 2011


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: C-FSIF named Wichita Wiggler at Wetaskiwin, AB, Canada

    10 September 2012


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: at Reynolds Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin, AB

    To Reynolds Museum, Wetaskiwin, AB.
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