UC-45J - "Expeditor"

UC-45J - "Expeditor" (HM17VU)

Location: Edwards AFB, CA 93523 Kern County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 54.764', W 117° 55.242'

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The Beech C-45 was the Army Air Force version of the Beech Aircraft Corporation's Model B-18S commercial transport. The popular "Beech 18" also appeared as the AT-7 and AT-11 bombing and navigation trainers (Navy designation SNB-1/SNB-2), and the F-2 photo-reconnaissance type. More than 4,000 variants were built during World War II. In the early 1950's, surviving C-45s were rebuilt by Beech and designated C-45G or C-45H.

The aircraft began life as a Navy SNB-2, was rebuilt as an SNB-5 in 1952, and redesignated UC-45J in 1962. Expeditors were tested at Edwards in the late-1940 and served here as support aircraft in the early-1950s.

On load form the USAF Museum.
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HM NumberHM17VU
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Placed ByAir Force Flight Test Center Museum
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Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 11:15pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 415894 N 3863752
Decimal Degrees34.91273333, -117.92070000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 54.764', W 117° 55.242'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 54' 45.84" N, 117° 55' 14.52" W
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Area Code(s)661, 760
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 137-141 Rosamond Blvd, Edwards AFB CA 93523, US
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