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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:RC-45J Expeditor
    Last Military Serial:51218 USN
    Construction Number:5523
    Last Civil Registration:N40189
    Compressed ID:Beech RC-45J sn 51218 USN cn 5523 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Mark K. Jacob, Alma, MI

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    Dates

    Event

    1943

    Constructed as a SNB-2.
    Beech RC-45J 51218

    1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 51218.

    Circa 1954

    Converted to a SNB-5P.

    1962

    Redesignated as RC-45J.

    1969

    To US Geological Survey, Phoenix AZ with new c/r N40189.

    From 1970 to 1979

    To South Dakota State University, Brookings SD keeping c/r N40189.
    Instructional airframe.

    24 April 1989

    To Lan Dale Co, Reno, NE keeping c/r N40189.

    1995

    To John P. Bilyeu, Rialto CA keeping c/r N40189.

    12 June 1995

    Certificate of airworthiness for N40189 (RC-45J, 51218) issued.

    2000

    Placed on display with Northern Indiana Aviation Museum, Goshen IN.

    July 2002


    Photographer: Norm Jukes
    Notes: Photographed at Oshkosh, WI.

    22 July 2002

    To Marcus Brewer, Fort Wayne IN keeping c/r N40189.

    4 February 2003

    To Christopher C. Cecil, Almont MI keeping c/r N40189.

    15 October 2007

    To Mark K. Jacob, Kansas City, KS keeping c/r N40189.

    15 October 2007

    To Mark K. Jacob, Greenville, NC keeping c/r N40189.

    27 March 2009

    To Mark K. Jacob, Kansas City, KS keeping c/r N40189.

    1 January 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for N40189 (RC-45J, 51218) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2012

    To Christopher C. Cecil, Almont, MI keeping c/r N40189.

    7 May 2012

    To Mark K. Jacob, Greenville, NC keeping c/r N40189.

    5 October 2015

    To Mark K. Jacob, Rutland, VT keeping c/r N40189.

    22 July 2017


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

    4 December 2018

    To Mark K. Jacob, Alma, MI keeping c/r N40189.

    27 July 2022


    Photographer: Andrew Shaw
    Notes: Photo taken at AirVenture 2022, Oshkosh
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