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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:SNB-1 Kansan
    Last Military Serial:39926 USN
    Construction Number:3658
    Last Civil Registration:N2880D
    Compressed ID:Beech SNB-1 sn 39926 USN cn 3658 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Training Services Inc, Virginia Beach, VA

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1943

    Constructed as a SNB-1.

    1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 39926.

    14 September 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N2880D (C-45, 39926) issued.

    October 1956

    To Nevada Aero Traders, Las Vegas NV with new c/r N2880D.

    Circa 1957

    To George C. Clayton, Fairbanks AK keeping c/r N2880D.

    From 1966 to 1979

    To Norman S. Decker, Tarzana CA keeping c/r N2880D.

    From 1980 to 1982

    To Brian and Dennis Sanders, Chino CA keeping c/r N2880D.

    Moved to Chino from Long Beach, restored to fullmilitary configuration with perspex nose panels.

    From 1982 to 2001

    To Weeks Air Museum Inc, Miami, FL keeping c/r N2880D.
    Markings added: US Navy 39926/J-B-9

    March 1983


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Kendall-Tamiami in Florida

    To Fantasy of Flight/Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, FL.
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    Loaned to Florida Air Museum, Lakeland Municipal Airport, Lakeland, FL.
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    15 March 2006

    To Carl W. Scholl, Chino, CA keeping c/r N2880D.

    Based at The Prop and Jet Museum, Hemet Ryan Airport, Hemet, CA.
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    Markings Applied: J-B-9

    27 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2013 photograph at Hemet Ryan Airfield, California - not sure if this is a new base ? - last reports were in Lakeland, Florida

    27 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2013 photo at Hemet Ryan Airfield, California

    1 January 2014

    Certificate of airworthiness for N2880D (C-45, 39926) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2014

    To Weeks Air Museum Inc, Polk City, FL keeping c/r N2880D.

    5 August 2016

    To Carl W. Scholl, Chino, CA keeping c/r N2880D.

    To Prop and Jet Air Museum, Hemet Ryan Airport, Hemet, CA.
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    20 October 2022

    To Training Services Inc, Virginia Beach, VA keeping c/r N2880D.
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     Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
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