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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:TC-45H Expeditor
    Last Military Serial:51-11529 USAF
    Construction Number:8164
    Last Civil Registration:N7826L
    Compressed ID:Beech TC-45H sn 51-11529 USAF cn 81...
    Latest Owner or Location:Tri-State Warbird Museum, Batavia, Ohio

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-45F.

    1 February 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-86905.

    11 February 1945

    Transferred to 4147th Army Air Force Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Bedford AAF, MA.

    2 April 1945

    Transferred to 35th Army Air Force Base Unit, Bedford AAF, MA.

    10 June 1946

    Transferred to 35th Army Air Force Base Unit, Mitchel AAF, NY.

    18 September 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-86905.

    30 October 1947

    Transferred to 42nd Army Air Force Base Unit (Air University), Maxwell Field, AL.

    17 November 1947

    Transferred to 502nd Air University Wing (AU), Maxwell Field, AL.

    July 1948

    Transferred to 3800th Air University Wing (AU), Maxwell Field, AL.

    20 April 1950

    Transferred to San Antonio Air Material Area (Air Materiel Command), TX.

    9 November 1951

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force.

    Remanufactured as a TC-45G.
    New construction number, AF-086, assigned to the airframe.

    23 July 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-11529.

    July 1952

    Transferred to 3565th Training Wing (Air Training Command), Connally AFB, TX.

    October 1952

    Transferred to 3308th Pilot Training Wing (ATC), Kinston AFB, NC.

    December 1952

    Transferred to 3640th Pilot Training Wing (ATC), Laredo AFB, TX.

    February 1954

    Transferred to 3700th Military Training Wing (ATC), Lackland AFB, TX.

    March 1957

    Assigned to Aircraft Storage Branch (Air Materiel Command), Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage.

    September 1957

    Transferred to 3303rd Pilot Training Group (ATC), Bartow AFB, FL.

    September 1957

    Redesignated as TC-45H.
    Converted at Bartow.

    March 1959

    Assigned to Aircraft Storage Branch (AMC), Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage.

    September 1960

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Army Air Force.
    Dropped from USAF Inventory by commercial sale.

    19 September 1960

    To Busbys Bowling Lanes; Odessa, TX with new c/r N9568Z.
    Sold for $4,190.10.

    20 September 1960

    To Austin Motor Company, Austin, TX keeping c/r N9568Z.

    12 December 1960

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9568Z issued.

    23 December 1960

    New airstair door, fiberglass nose cone and propellers installed.

    11 January 1961

    To Excel Corporation, Austin, TX with new c/r N807G.

    5 July 1961

    To Ray Cowan and Company, Austin, TX keeping c/r N807G.

    10 October 1962

    To Neville G. Penrose Inc, Fort Worth, TX keeping c/r N807G.

    25 October 1962

    Certificate of airworthiness for N807G issued.

    25 June 1964

    New tail wheel assembly installed.

    18 November 1964

    To V. P. I. Educational Foundation, Blacksburg, VA with new c/r N567GP.

    26 January 1965

    To Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA keeping c/r N567GP.

    1 June 1966

    Certificate of airworthiness for N272VT issued.

    1966

    9 February 1970

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7826L issued.

    6 October 1970

    To Robert L. Whitener, Martinsville, VA with new c/r N7826L.

    From 1971 to 1978

    To Sisk Aviation Activities, Saint Louis, MO keeping c/r N7826L.

    11 May 1972

    New wingtips, spar modification, and high gross floor installed.

    19 December 1977

    To Mid-South Aircraft Sales, Memphis, TN keeping c/r N7826L.

    27 February 1978

    To Transworld Industries Inc, North Miami, FL keeping c/r N7826L.

    12 July 1978

    To Paul E. Gaither, Miami, FL keeping c/r N7826L.

    9 April 1979

    To Robert D. Mulkey, Fort Lauderdale, FL keeping c/r N7826L.

    20 November 1983


    Photographer: Juha Ritaranta
    Notes: At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. DC-8, N718UA, pictured in background.

    16 March 1984

    To Graceville Air Service, Graceville, MN keeping c/r N7826L.

    2 July 1986

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR7826L (TC-45G, AF-86) issued.

    28 December 1988

    To Clinton State Bank, Clinton, MI keeping c/r N7826L.

    16 November 1990

    To Intrepid Aviators Inc, Joshua, TX keeping c/r N7826L.

    9 March 1993

    New windshield installed and spray system removed.

    10 February 1995

    To Jimmy Stiles, Cartersville, GA keeping c/r N7826L.

    1 January 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR7826L (TC-45G, AF-86) issued.

    28 August 2007

    To 7826L Enterprises Ltd, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N7826L.

    Based at Cartersville Airport, Cartersville, GA.
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    1 August 2008


    Photographer: David Miller
    Notes: At 2008 AirVenture at Oshkosh

    By 4 July 2010

    Based at Classic Wings, Smith Falls, ON.
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    4 July 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Vintage Wings of Canada at the Gatineau Airport in Quebec.

    16 December 2010

    To 7826L Enterprises Ltd, Saratoga Springs, NY keeping c/r N7826L.

    6 August 2014

    To Tri-State Warbird Museum, Batavia, OH keeping c/r N7826L.

    Based at Tri-State Warbird Museum, Batavia, OH.
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    By 2016

    Markings Applied: Hokie Pokie

    18 May 2024


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Peru, IL

    18 May 2024


    Photographer: Mike Fuller
    Notes: TBM Avenger Reunion, Illinois Valley Regional Airport/KVYS


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    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Air Force Historical Research Agency
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum
    Tri-State Warbird Museum
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    YouTube

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Noah Rechtin

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