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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:Expeditor 3NM
    Last Military Serial:2324 RCAF
    Construction Number:A-0853
    Last Civil Registration:G-BKGM
    Compressed ID:Beech Expeditor 3NM sn 2324 RCAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Skyblue Aero Services Ltd, Woodleys Drive, Newton Poppleford, Sidmouth

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an Expeditor 3NM.

    29 September 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 2324.

    29 September 1952

    Transferred to No. 6 Repair Depot, RCAF Station Trenton, ON.

    19 November 1964

    Reserved for Museum at Rockcliffe.

    11 January 1965

    Still in use as a training aid.

    5 March 1965

    Placed in storage at Saskatoon, SK.

    10 May 1965

    Pending disposal at storage at Saskatoon, SK.

    To Bradley Air Services, Carp, ON with new c/r CF-SUQ.

    1976

    To Capitol Air Surveys, Ottawa, ON.

    13 July 1982

    Civil registration, CF-SUQ, cancelled.

    13 July 1982

    Removed from the register.

    From 14 July 1982 to 19 April 1984

    To Graham Warner with new c/r G-BKGM.

    19 June 1984

    To John P. Silberman DBA, Tampa, FL with new c/r N5063N.
    Operated from White Waltham Airfield in the UK during this period of US registration.

    6 August 1986


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF St Mawgan Air Show

    20 August 1993

    Civil registration, N5063N, cancelled.

    From 23 August 1993 to 16 October 2003

    To Anthony Edward Hutton with new c/r G-BKGM.

    To Horizon Flight Training and Aircraft Services, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
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    From 16 October 2003 to 2 September 2009

    To Skyblue Aviation Ltd keeping c/r G-BKGM.

    By 1 November 2007

    Markings Applied: HB275
    Aircraft is in RAF (Camo)colours and wears Serial HB275.

    1 November 2007


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2007 Photo At Dunkeswell, near Exeter, Devon, UK

    From 2 September 2009 to 21 February 2012

    To Lesley Susan Williams keeping c/r G-BKGM.

    22 May 2010


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Photographed at Dunkeswell, near Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom

    5 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    From 21 February 2012 to 9 August 2013

    To Lesley Susan Williams keeping c/r G-BKGM.

    9 August 2013

    To Skyblue Aero Services Ltd, Woodleys Drive, Newton Poppleford, Sidmouth keeping c/r G-BKGM.

    By 2014

    Markings Applied: KP110
    In Royal Navy markings of Flag Officer Naval Air Command. Carrying false serial KP110.

    26 July 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day

    26 July 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day

    23 May 2015


    Photographer: Fred Taylor
    Notes: G-BKGM photographed at Duxford, UK on 23 May 2015.


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    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers by Brian Walker
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America

    Individual Contributors
    Terry Fletcher
    Robert Nichols

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