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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:D18S
    Construction Number:A-0846
    Last Civil Registration:N52DN
    Compressed ID:Beech D18S cn A-0846 cr N52DN
    Latest Owner or Location:Air Apparent Aviation Llc, Plant City, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a D18S.

    17 October 1952

    To Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Corp with new c/r N303W.

    From 17 October 1952 to 1956

    To North Side Chevrolet Inc keeping c/r N303W.

    6 February 1956

    To L. J. McKenna/Canadian Aircraft Co with new c/r CF-IRS.

    From 1965 to 1966

    To Department of Public Health Air Ambulance, Regina SASK keeping c/r CF-IRS.

    From 1970 to 1972

    To Fowler Aircraft Rentals, Lethbridge ALTA keeping c/r CF-IRS.

    To Larry W. Press, Surrey BC keeping c/r CF-IRS.

    1983

    To Arrow Air Service keeping c/r CF-IRS.

    From 1983 to 1985

    To Vanderhoof Flying Services, Vanderhoof BC keeping c/r CF-IRS.

    1986

    To Jerry C. Janes, Vancouver BC keeping c/r CF-IRS.

    14 October 1986

    To Courtesy Aircraft Inc, Rockford IL with new c/r N9723N.

    From 31 December 1986 to 1986

    To Cubco Inc, Greenville SC keeping c/r N9723N.

    21 May 1988

    To Red Harrison, Camden NSW keeping c/r N9723N.

    From June 1988 to 1994

    To Red Harrison/Losave Pty Ltd, Narellen NSW with new c/r VH-UWG.
    4 week delivery flight via North Atlantic, Europe and Arabian Gulf, arrived Camden NSW 18.6.88.

    From 1988 to 1994

    Operated by MacQuarie Grove Aviation.

    Circa 1990


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Temora, NSW

    Circa 1991


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1991 photo taken at Nowra NSW


    Photographer: WALLY WINDSURFER ON FB GROUP YOURE FROM TAREE IF...

    From 28 July 1994 to 2005

    To Douglas A. Nealey, Rolling Meadows, IL with new c/r N52DN.

    20 September 1994


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35 mm slide photographed at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    24 February 1995

    Certificate of airworthiness for N52DN (D18S, A-846) issued.

    1 December 2005

    To Timothy C. Patterson, Annapolis, MD keeping c/r N52DN.

    29 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: at 2011 Oshkosh

    10 May 2023

    To unknown owner with c/r N52DN.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Plant City, FL.

    23 August 2023

    To Air Apparent Aviation Llc, Plant City, FL keeping c/r N52DN.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
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