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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:Westwind III
    Last Military Serial:2301 RCAF
    Construction Number:A-0699
    Last Civil Registration:N10VT
    Compressed ID:Hamilton Aircraft Westwind III sn 2...
    Latest Owner or Location:Great Western Airlines Inc, Tulsa, OK

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as an Expeditor 3NM.
    Beech 3N CA-99

    From 27 February 1952 to 13 May 1966

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 2301.

    New construction number, CA-99, assigned to the airframe.

    January 1968

    To Aircraft Industries of Canada Ltd, Saint Johns NFLD with new c/r CF-URS.

    September 1968


    Photographer: Mike Ody Collection via George Trussell
    Notes: At Hamilton (YHM / CYHM), Canada - Ontario

    Rebuilt with T6A-20 turbines, Volpar Mk.IV trigear, Prop-Jet 18 to Dee Howard TX STC, G18S cab (and) raised cabin roof,trigear H18 cabin windows: flight tests 8.68 with original engines then converted to turbines: the modified set marketed as AIC Jobmaster Prop-Jet.

    9 December 1970

    To Omni Aircraft International Ltd, Washington DC with new c/r N10VT.

    24 December 1970

    To Howard A. Weiss, Chicago IL keeping c/r N10VT.

    7 February 1973

    To Frank Cannavo/Aero Taxi, Lester PA keeping c/r N10VT.

    30 December 1974

    To Great Western Airlines Inc, Tulsa, OK keeping c/r N10VT.

    July 1976

    Converted to a Westwind III by Hamilton Aircraft.


    Photographer: Unknown

    19 June 1978

    Destroyed in a crash.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC78FA064: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 20:30 hours. The airframe was destroyed. Incident occurred at the Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT. The flight departed from Albany, NY, with the destination Windsor Locks, CT. The engine failed or malfunctioned while on final approach to land. Collided with trees during a landing go-around. The factors included; high obstructions on terrain...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    27 August 1981

    Civil registration, N10VT, cancelled.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Beech 18: A Civil and Military History by R. K. Parmerter
    Internet Sources
     Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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