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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:SNB-5 Expeditor
    Last Military Serial:51161 USN
    Construction Number:6564
    Last Civil Registration:N41780
    Compressed ID:Beech SNB-5 sn 51161 USN cn 6564 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Yerington Municipal Airport, Yerington, Nevada

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a SNB-2C.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 51161.

    Remanufactured as a SNB-3P.

    Redesignated as SNB-3Q.

    September 1953

    Remanufactured as a SNB-5.
    Modification serial number N1100.

    5 December 1975

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX41780 (UC-45J, 51161) issued.

    1976


    Photographer: Thomas Odom
    Notes: Coolidge AZ 1976 Western Meet

    To Thomas L. Risk, Morrison CO with new c/r N41780.

    5 November 1979


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Beech UC-45J as seen at Venice, Florida in November 1979.

    June 1987


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Clearwater Air Park, Clearwater FL

    February 1991

    To Clark H. Goodrich, Bushnell FL keeping c/r N41780.

    11 December 1991

    To John Mouchou, Reno, NV keeping c/r N41780.

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Yerington Municipal Airport, Yerington, NV.
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    July 2002


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

    1 January 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for N41780 (UC-45J, 51161) issued.

    19 September 2011


    Photographer: Olivier Cortot
    Notes: At Yerington Municipal, Nevada

    19 January 2018

    Civil registration, N41780, cancelled.
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