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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:T-7 Navigator
    Last Military Serial:42-2438 USAF
    Construction Number:4260
    Last Civil Registration:N68785
    Compressed ID:Beech T-7 sn 42-2438 USAF cn 4260 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, Arizona

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1944

    Constructed as an AT-7.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 42-2438.

    1948

    Redesignated as T-7.

    Transferred to 3380 AMS/3380 AMG.

    20 May 1951

    Involved in an incident.
    Forced landing 25 miles east of Lafayette, LA.

    25 April 1957

    To J F. Barkley, Somerton, AZ with new c/r N8073H.

    10 August 1966

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number LAX67D0060: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 07:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Yuma International Airport, Yuma, AZ. The gear retracted during the landing rollout.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    14 December 1973

    To Everett A. Redding, Elsinore, CA with new c/r N68785.

    13 February 1977

    Civil registration, N68785, cancelled.

    21 July 1977

    Civil registration, N8073H, cancelled.

    1987

    To Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, AZ.
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    March 1990


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Pima Air Museum, AZ

    Markings Applied: 422438

    25 November 2005


    Photographer: John Meneely

    20 March 2007


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Pima Air Museum, AZ, USA

    9 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    13 November 2013

    Civil registration, N68785, cancelled.
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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...
    Print Sources
     Beech 18: A Civil and Military History by R. K. Parmerter
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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