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1501
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 101
first date: 9
January 1952 – Accepted at
No. 6 Repair Depot, Trenton
Delivered
new to No. 129 (AF) Flight at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. At Bristol Aircraft at Winnipeg on 25 May 1969, for overhaul. Back to No. 129 (AF)F on this date. To storage with No. 1005 Technical Support
Detachment at RCAF Station Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 1 November 1966. Available for disposal there from 7 July 1967. Sold to Hamilton
Aircraft of Tucson,
Arizona. To US register as N6129. This
registration cancelled by 1973.
last date: 24 July 1968 – Struck off, to Crown
Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1502
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 102
first date: 11 March 1952 – Taken on
strength by Air Defence Command at RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta
To No. 104
(K) Unit at RCAF Station St. Hubert,
PQ on 25 April 1958. To Bristol Aerospace
in Winnipeg
for overhaul, to ADC at RCAF Station Bagotville, PQ on 20 August 1958
when completed. To ADC, RCAF Station
Uplands, Ontario
on 16 January 1962. To the Air Navigation
School at RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba on 28 March 1963. To stored reserve at Calgary, Alberta
on 7 August 1963. Available for disposal
there from 1 June 1964. Sold to Silver
Wings Aviation, Dawson Creek,
BC.
Registered as CF-RZR. With
Galaxy Aviation of Breton, and later Drayton Valley, Alberta
in 1976, their registration cancelled on 27 May 1982.
Later with Oakwood Petroleum of Calgary, Alberta
(this may just reflect change in name of owner), their last
registration cancelled on 28 August 1998.
last date: 7 October
1964 – Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1503
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 103
first date: 11 March
1952 – Taken on
strength by Air Defence Command at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario
To No. 6
Repair Depot at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario on 13 April 1954 for
repairs or modification. To No. 129 (AF)
Flight on 11 August 1954. To Timmins
Aviation at Dorval,
PQ on 17 January
1961 for inspection and repair. To Air
Transport Command at RCAF Station Downsview, Ontario
on 30 June 1961. To storage with No. 1005
Technical Support Detachment at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
on 19 May 1965. Available for disposal
there from 7 April 1967. Sold to Vercola
(?) Air Service of Danville,
Illinois. Registered as N3126B. This
registration cancelled by 1982.
last date: 5 November 1968 – Struck off, to Crown
Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1504
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 104
first date: 11 March 1952 – Taken on
strength by Air Defence Command at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario
To No. 6
Repair Depot at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario on 20
May 1952 for fly-in repairs. To ADC at RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta when completed.
Back to North Bay on 25 August 1952. To
ADC at RCAF Station Bagotville on 4 March 1958. To
Bristol Aerospace at Winnipeg
for inspection and repair, 16 September to 31 December 1959. To ADC at RCAF Station Chatham, NB when
completed. To Air Force Headquarters
Practice Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario
no 19 November 1962. To storage with No. 6
Repair Depot at Dunnville,
Ontario on 19
November 1963. To the Air Navigation
School at RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba on 1 September 1964. To RCAF Station Centralia, Ontario
on 25 September 1964. To No. 3 Flying
Training School at RCAF Station Portage, Manitoba
on 15 June 1965. To storage at Saskatoon on 1
November 1966, available for disposal there from 7 July 1967. Sold to Hamilton Aircraft Co. of Tucson, Arizona. Registered as N6676. Most
recent Certificate of Registration issued on 15 December 1998 to Casey
Aircraft Service of Montgomery, Texas.
last date: 29 July 1968 – Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1505
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 105
first date: 11 March
1952 – Taken on
strength by Air Defence Command at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario
To RCAF
Station Cold Lake, Alberta on 5 October 1955, then to RCAF Station
Lincoln Park, Alberta on same day, for repairs to fuselage skin and
stringers. To No. 3 AW(F) Operational
Training Unit at Cold
Lake when
completed. Back to North Bay 27 February
1958. To Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg for
reconditioning on 23 October 1958. To No.
129 (AF) Flight at RCAF Station Lincoln Park, Alberta
on 2 July 1959. To Air Force Headquarters
Practice Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario
on 8 January 1960. To storage with No. 6
Repair Depot at Dunnville,
Ontario on 29
November 1963. Available for disposal
there from 20 July 1964. Sold to Inland
Air Transport of St. Laurent,
PQ.
Registered as CF-RSW. With
Nipawin Air Services of Nipawin,
Ontario in 1976. Later registered as C-FRSW with Fort smith Air
Services of Fort Smith, NWT, this registration cancelled on 5 October
1984. To Glen Ernst Enterprises of St.
Albert, Alberta, this registration cancelled 1 October 1985. To River Air of Kenora, Ontario on 2 June 1987, this
registration still in effect in 2006..
last date: 18 February 1965 – Struck off, to
Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1506
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 106
first date: 27 February 1952 – Taken on
strength by Training Command at RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba
To Tactical
Air Command for No. 105 (C&R) Flight on 12 April 1954.
At Bristol Aerospace at Winnipeg for reconditioning on 22
March 1958, returned to No. 105 (C&R)F at RCAF Station Namao on
same date. To No. 418 Squadron (Auxiliary)
at Namao on 25 March 1958. Still with this
unit in December 1958. To Training Command
at RCAF Station St. Jean, PQ on
13 February 1961. To storage at RCAF
Station Dunnville, on 21 November 1963. Available
for disposal there from 20 July 1964. Sold
to Air Dale Ltd. of Sault
St. Marie, Ontario. Registered
as CF-AIR by 1976, deleted from the register on 16 July 1985.
last date: 10 February
1965 – Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1507
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM /
3NMT
D-18S
CA 107
first date: 17 March
1952 – Taken on
strength by Maritime Group
First
delivered to No. 101 (Comm) Flight at RCAF Station Dartmouth, NS. To Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg summer of 1959.
To No. 405 (MP) Squadron at RCAF Station Greenwood, NS on 16 June 1959.
Converted to Mk. 3NMT, completed 21 September 1959. Ownership transferred to Station Greenwood on
28 December 1962. To Training Command at
RCAF Station Camp Borden,
Ontario on 20
December 1965. To Bristol Aerospace spring
of 1967 for magnetic particle inspection and repair of spar, returned
to CFB Borden on 18 May 1967. Still at
Borden when renumbered. May have actually
been re-marked on 15 August 1967?
last date: 28 July 1967 – Renumbered as Canadian
Forces 5179 (which see)
1508
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM /
3NMT
D-18S
CA 108
first date: 27 February 1952 – Taken on
strength by Training Command at RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba
Delivered
to long term storage. To Air Defence
Command at RCAF Station Sea
Island, BC on
8 June 1954. To stored reserve at RCAF
Station Lincoln Park, Alberta from 11 August 1954 to 22 April 1955,
then back to Sea
Island. To Lincoln
Park from 1 September to 21 October 1955 for
inspection and repairs. Stored at Lincoln Park until 30 August 1956, then to No.
403 (LT) Squadron (Auxiliary) at Calgary, Alberta. To Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg for
repairs, when completed back to No. 403 Squadron on 30 January 1957. To No. 402 Squadron (Auxiliary), at Stevenson Field, Manitoba on 21 April 1959. To storage at RCAF Station Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan on 31 October 1966. To
Bristol Aerospace on 20 July 1967, then back to Saskatoon. Still
in storage when renumbered.
last date: 28 July 1967 – Renumbered as CF 5180 (which see)
1509
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM /
3NMT
D-18S
CA 109
first date: 27
February 1952 – Taken on
strength by Training Command at RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba
Used at No.
2 Air Navigators School at RCAF Station Winnipeg in 1953.
To Air Defence Command at RCAF Station Sea Island, BC
on 8 June 1954. To storage at RCAF Station
Lincoln Park, Alberta on 11 August 1954. To
No. 403 Squadron (Auxiliary) at Calgary, Alberta
on 30 August 1956. To Bristol Aerospace in
Winnipeg
for reconditioning in 1959, may have been converted to Mk. 3 NMT at
that time. Back with No. 403 Sdn. on 21
April 1959, reported as 2836:55 airframe time on that date. To storage at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
on 27 February 1964. To RCAF Station St. Jean, PQ on 21 May 1964. To Air Defence Command for use by No. 131 (K)
Unit at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario on 21 September 1964. Back to Saskatoon for storage on 29 August
1966. Available for disposal there from 7
April 1967. Sold to Priority Air Transport
System of Redwood, California. Registered as N7810. Returned
to Canada,
registered to D. Wieben of Fairview, Alberta as C-GOJW on 28 September
1995. Latest Certificate of Registration
issued on 11 June 1997.
last date: 10 September 1968 – Struck off, to
Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1510
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 110
first date: 17 March 1952 – Taken on
strength by Maritime Group
First used
by No. 101 (K) Flight. To long term
storage at No. 6 Repair Depot on 17 August 1954. To
the RCN at Dartmouth,
NS on 12 November
1954. To Timmins Aviation for CAIR on 29 July
1960. Used by reserve squadron VC 920 at Downsview, Ontario from 25 November 1960, coded
“904”. Classified as Instructional
Airframe A 674 on 28 August 1961. To
Training Command at RCAF Station Centralia, Ontario on that date. Available for disposal at Centralia from 7 December 1966. Sold to Newfoundland Provincial Government,
for use as training aid at District
Vocational School at Gander, Newfoundland. No record of any civil registration.
last date: 7 March 1967 – Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1511
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 111
first date: 4 March
1952 – Taken on
strength by Air Transport Command
To Central
Experimental & Proving Establishment at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario. To
CE&PE Climatic Detachment at RCAF Station Namao, Alberta
on 10 June 1952. Crashed there at 10:30 on
11 August 1953. Originally classified as
Category B. To MacDonald Brothers Aircraft
(later Bristol Aerospace) on 4 September 1953, for estimation of repair
cost. Reclassified as Category A and
struck off.
last date: 27 November 1953 – Struck off, reduced
to spares and produce
1512
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM /
3NMT
D-18S
CA 112 (A712)
first date: 27 February 1952 – Taken on
strength by Training Command at RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba
To RCN at
Naval Air Station Dartmouth,
NS on 14 January
1955. Back to No. 6 Repair Depot at Trenton on 14
May 1957. To Air Defence Command, for use
by No. 400 Squadron (Auxiliary) at RCAF Station Downsview, Ontario on 6
August 1958. Redesignated Mk. 3 NMT(Spec)
on 8 January 1960. To Air Transport
Command, for use by No. 424 Squadron (Auxiliary) at Hamilton, Ontario on 10 January 1961. To Timmins Aircraft for overhaul 11 October
1962, when it had 3275 airframe time. To
RCAF Station Trenton in December 1962, converted to Mk. 3 NMT in March
1963. To storage at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
on 13 March 1964. To Training Command for
use at No. 1 Advanced Flying School at CJATC, Rivers Camp, Manitoba on
30 January 1964. Moved with this school to
RCAF Station Portage la Prairie on 31 July 1964. To
Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg for
installation of TACAN, delivered to No. 3 Flying Training School at Portage on 12
October 1965. Back to Bristol on 18 May 1967 for magnetic
particle inspection of spar, and spar reinforcement.
Still with No. 3 FTS when renumbered.
last date: 28 July 1967 – renumbered as Canadian Forces 5181 (which see)
1513
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 113
first date: 17 March
1952 – Taken on
strength by Maritime Group
First used
by No. 101 (K) Flight of Maritime Group, at RCAF Station Greenwood, NS. To No. 2 Air
Navigation School at RCAF Station Winnipeg,
Manitoba
on 7 May 1953. To Air Defence Command at RCAF Station Sea Island, BC on 8 June 1954.
With No. 403
(Auxiliary) Squadron at Calgary,
Alberta from 30
August 1956. Still with this unit when it
suffered a Category B crash at Calgary
on 22 May 1957. To Bristol Aerospace at Winnipeg on 30
June 1957 for repairs. Apparently not
repaired, ownership to RCAF Station Lincoln Park, Alberta in June 1957
for scrapping.
last date: 17 June 1957 – Struck off, reduced to
spares and produce
1514
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 114
first date: 25 March 1952 – Taken on
strength at No. 6 Repair Depot at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario
Held in
reserve at No. 6 Repair Depot. To Air
Force Headquarters Practice Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario
on 7 August 1956. To Timmins Aviation for
overhaul on 20 December 1960. To No. 104
(K) Unit at RCAF Station St. Hubert,
PQ on 17 May 1961. To storage at RCAF
Station Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 19 May 1966. Available
for disposal there from 7 April 1967. Sold
to Priority Air Transport System of Redwood, California. Registered
as N7812. No longer registered in US or Canada
(2007).
last date: 10
September 1968 – Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1515
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM /
3NMT
D-18S
CA 115
first date: 25 March
1952 – Taken on
strength
Taken on
strength at No. 6 Repair Depot at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario, placed
in ready reserve. To inactive reserve on
12 October 1956. To No. 401 Squadron
(Auxiliary) at RCAF Station St. Hubert,
PQ on 20 September 1958. Redesignated as
Mk. 3 NMT (Spec) on 8 January 1960. To
storage at Saskatoon
on 31 October 1966. Selected for disposal
in December 1966. Available for disposal
at Saskatoon
from 7 April 1967. Sold to Hamilton
Aircraft Company of Tucson,
Arizona. Registered as N439PA. Most
recent Certificate of Airworthiness issued to J.W. Duff of Denver, Colorado
on 6 February 1991.
last date: 19 July 1968 – Struck off, to Crown
Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1516
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 116
first date: 25 March 1952 – Taken on
strength at No. 6 Repair Depot
Delivered
to ready reserve. To workshop reserve at
No. 6 RD for modifications on 14 November 1952, completed 7 May 1953. To Tactical Air Group on that date, for use by
No. 105 (C&R) Flight at RCAF Station Namao, Alberta. Delivered
by No. 129 (AF) Flight on 19 May 1953. To
Bristol Aerospace at Winnipeg
for overhaul in 1958, back to No. 105 (C&R)F on 7 July 1958. To No. 435 (T) Squadron at Namao on 13 January
1959. Operated by various auxiliary
squadrons at RCAF Station Downsview, Ontario from 28
January 1964, including No. 400 Squadron (Auxiliary).
At Bristol Aerospace again on 7 April 1966 for
reupholstery, then back to No. 400 Sdn. To
No. 3 Flying Training School at RCAF Station Portage la Prairie, Manitoba on 31
October 1966. At Bristol Aerospace on 18
May 1967, for magnetic particle inspection and spar reinforcement. Back to No. 3 FTS when renumbered.
last date: 28 July 1967 – Renumbered as Canadian Forces 5182 (which see)
1517
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 117
first date: 25 March
1952 – Taken on
strength at No. 6 Repair Depot
Delivered
to ready reserve at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario.
Under modification at No. 6 RD from 14 November 1952 to 7
May 1953, when it was issued to Maritime Air Group at RCAF Station
Greenwood, NS. At Bristol Aerospace for
repairs and CAIR on 30 May 1956, returned to No. 405 (MR) Squadron at Greenwood. To Timmins Aircraft for overhaul on 21
November 1962. To Air Defence Command at
RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario
on 28 March 1963. To No. 131 (R) Unit at
RCAF Station North Bay,
Ontario on 6 April
1964. To storage at Saskatoon on 31 October 1966. Available for disposal there from 7 April 1967. Sold to Grenville Air Taxi of Victoria, BC. By
1976 registered as CF-WWU to G. Foc of Victoria,
based at Victoria International Airport
(former RCAF
Station Patricia Bay). With Western Canada Aviation Museum of
Winnipeg, Manitoba as C-FBKO from 5 April 1984, this registration
cancelled on 26 July 2000. To K. Olson of
East Selkirk, Manitoba on 28 August 2000.
last date: 14 November 1967 – Struck off, to
Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1518
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 118
first date: 25 March 1952 – Taken on
strength at No. 6 Repair Depot
Delivered
to ready reserve. Under modification at
No. 6 RD from 14 November 1952 to 29 April 1953, when it was issued to
No. 1 Air Division for their Comm Flight. Category
B damage in a ground loop at RCAF Station Grostenquin, France on 6 May
1955. Apparently not repaired.
last date: 27
September 1955 – Struck off, reduced to spares and produce
1519
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 119
first date: 6 April
1952 – Taken on
strength at No. 6 Repair Depot, Trenton
Delivered
to ready reserve at Trenton. Issued to Air
Transport Command at RCAF Station Lachine, PQ on 10 November 1954. At Bristol Aerospace for overhaul February
1958, back to Lachine. To No. 102 (Comm)
Unit at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario on 4 September 1959.
To No. 401 Squadron (Auxiliary) at RCAF Station St.
Hubert, PQ on 3 July 1964, as replacement for 2362.
At Bristol Aerospace July 1966 for reupholstery. To No. 3 Flying Training School at RCAF
Station Portage la Prairie, Manitoba on 3 November 1966.
At Bristol Aerospace May 1967 for magnetic particle
inspection and spar reinforcement. Back
with No. 3 FTS when renumbered.
last date: 28 July 1967 – Renumbered as Canadian
Forces 5183 (which see)
1520
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 120
first date: 11 March 1952 – Taken on
strength by Air Defence Command
First
used by No. 104 (K) Flight, probably at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario. To Bristol Aerospace for reconditioning on 20
August 1958. To Air Transport Command at
RCAF Station Downsview, Ontario on 4 September 1958.
At Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg January 1959, then back
to Downsview. To RCAF Station St. Jean, PQ
on 26 January 1960. To No. 129 (AF) Flight
at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario on 17 January 1961.
To stored reserve at Dunnville, Ontario on 20 September
1963. To Training Command, for use at the
Primary Flying Training School at RCAF Station Centralia, Ontario on 27
April 1964. To RCAF Station Portage la
Prairie, Manitoba from 18 June to 5 October 1965, then back to
Centralia. To Camp Borden, Ontario on 9
August 1966. To storage at Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan on 1 November 1966. Available
for disposal there from 11 April 1967. Sold
to Hamilton Aircraft Company of Tucson, Arizona. Registered
as N6125. Not on US or Canadian registers
in 2007.
last date: 19 July 1968 – Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1521
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 121
first date: 25 April
1952 – Taken on
strength at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario
Delivered
to ready reserve at No. 6 Repair Depot. Out
of storage on 28 May 1952 for installation of long range tanks. To Air Transport Command at RCAF Station
Rockcliffe, Ontario on 27 June 1952, for tests prior to ferry flight to
Europe. Passed to No. 1 (F) Wing same day. To No. 1 Air Division on 18 June 1953. Operated by 137 Transport Flight, from RAF
Langar, UK, in support of 1 Air Division in Europe, in the 1950s. Back to No. 6 RD on 4 May 1956.
To Prestwick, Scotland on 24 January 1964.
To No. 3 (F) Wing at RCAF Station Zweibrucken, Germany on
2 June 1964. To No. 4 (F) Wing at RCAF
Station Baden-Soellingen, Germany on 4 August 1964.
Back to Prestwick for third line maintenance on 20 July
1965. Back to 3 Wing at Zweibrucken on 8
September 1965. To Scottish Aviation at
Prestwick April 1966 for refinishing, and November 1966 for storage. Available for disposal at Prestwick on 27
February 1967. Sold to Warrior Speed Shop
of Toronto, Ontario. Later to US civil
register as N15212. Reported sold to
Bentley Air Service, present status unknown.
last date: 13 October 1967 – Struck off, to Crown
Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1522
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 122
first date: 25 April 1952 – Taken on
strength at no. 6 Repair Depot, Trenton
With
Air Transport Command at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario on 27 June
1952, for tests prior to ferry flight to Europe. Passed
to No. 1 (F) Wing same day. Category A
crash at Zweibrucken, Germany on 9 April 1953, while serving with No. 3
(F) Wing.
last date: 29 June 1953 – Struck off, reduced to spares and produce
1523
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 123
first date: 9
January 1952 – Taken on
strength by Air Transport Command
Delivered
to RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario for use by No. 412 (T) Squadron. To No. 6 Repair Depot on 9 January 1956 for
inspection and report on required repairs. To
storage at Trenton on 10 January 1956. to
Central Experimental & Proving Establishment at Suffield, Alberta
on 25 August 1956. To storage at RCAF
Station Lincoln Park, Alberta on 5 December 1957. To
Air Force Headquarters Practice Flight at Rockcliffe on 19 December
1957. To Timmins Aviation for overhaul on
14 May 1960. To No. 2 Advanced Flying
Training School at RCAF Station Portage la Prairie, Manitoba on 21
October 1960. To Flying Instructors School
at Portage on 4 September 1964. To storage
at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 1 November 1966. Available
for disposal on 7 July 1967. Sold to
Hamilton Aircraft Company of Tucson, Arizona. Registered
as N6670. Back to Canada, registered as
C-GTPY to Central Mountain Air Services of Smither, BC on 1 June 1987,
cancelled on 30 January 1989.
last date: 29 July 1968 – Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1524
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 124
first date: 11 March 1952 – Taken on
strength by Air Transport command
Delivered
to Central Experimental & Proving Establishment at RCAF Station
Rockcliffe, Ontario in June 1952. To
Uplands with CEPE on 2 May 1957. To No. 6
Repair Depot at Trenton on 12 July 1957, for repairs following a
Category B crash, then back to Uplands. To
Bristol Aerospace for overhaul, back to CEPE at Uplands on 27 April
1959. To No. 418 Squadron (Auxiliary) at
RCAF Station Namao, Alberta on 6 November 1962. To
No. 6 Repair Depot at RCAF Station Trenton from 9 October 1964, then
back to 418 Sdn. To Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan for storage on 31 October 1966. Available
for disposal there from 7 July 1967. Sold
to Hamilton Aircraft Company of Tucson, Arizona. Registered
as N6679.
last date: 24 July 1968 – Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1525
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 125
first date: 11 March
1952 – Taken on
strength by Air Transport Command
Originally
scheduled for No. 412 (T) Squadron at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario,
but delivered to RCAF Station Lachine, PQ on 3 April 1952.
To Bristol Aerospace for repairs and overhaul in 1957,
back to Lachine 30 October 1957. To No.
102 (Comm) Unit at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario on 4 September 1959. To No. 401 Squadron (Auxiliary) at RCAF
Station St. Hubert, PQ on 25 November 1963. To
Bristol Aerospace on 21 July 1966 for reupholstery.
To No. 3 Flying Training School at RCAF Station Portage la
Prairie, Manitoba on 3 November 1966. Still
there when renumbered. To Central Flying
School at RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba on 23 August 1967.
last date: 28 July 1967 – Renumbered as Canadian
Forces 5184 (which see)
1526
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 126
first date: 11 March 1952 – Taken on
strength by Air Defence Command
Delivered
new to No. 104 (K) Flight. Category A
crash at RCAF Station St. Hubert, PQ on 4 October 1954.
last date: 25 October
1954 – Struck off
1527
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 127
first date: 24 March
1952 – Taken on
strength at No. 5 Repair Depot, RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario
Brought
up to Mk. 3TM standards at No. 6 RD, issued to No. 1 Air Division Comm
Flight on 29 April 1953. To AMCJS, London,
UK on 29 June 1956. (This is believed to
be a staff liaison position.) To storage
at Prestwick, UK on 14 October 1965. Available
for disposal there from 23 February 1966. Sold
to International Aero Sales Company of St. Laurent, PQ.
To civil register as CF-UOW. Off
register by 1976.
last date: 6 February 1967 – Struck off, to Crown
Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1528
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 128
first date: 11 March 1952 – Taken on
strength by Air Transport Command
Delivered
to RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario on 24 March 1952, for No. 412 (T)
Squadron. Moved with this unit to RCAF
Station Uplands, Ontario on 18 October 1955. At
Bristol Aerospace, Winnipeg for overhaul, back to 412 Sdn. on 7
February 1958. To Air Defence Command at
Uplands on 10 March 1959. To storage at
Dunnville, Ontario on 2 October 1963. To
Flying Instructors School at RCAF Station Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on 29
May 1964. Ownership to Station Moose Jaw
on 6 October 1964. To Bristol Aerospace
for reupholstery, back to Moose Jaw on 23 November 1965.
To No. 3 Flying Training School at RCAF Station Portage la
Prairie, Manitoba on 4 November 1966. To
Bristol Aerospace early 1967 for magnetic particle inspection and wing
spar reinforcement, back to 3 FTS on 18 May 1967. Still
there when renumbered. Preserved at
Winnipeg by 2006.
last date: 28 July 1967 – Renumbered as Canadian Forces 5185 (which see)
1529
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 129
first date: 24 March
1952 – Taken on
strength at No. 6 Repair Depot at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario
In
modification from 1 November 1952 at No. 6 RD, to be brought up to Mk.
3TM standard. Transferred to No. 1 air
Division Headquarters at Fontainebleau, France on 25 February 1953. Delivered by No. 129 (AF) Flight, arriving in
Europe on 11 March 1953. To No. 2 Wing on
20 May 1953, in Europe. Back to No. 6 RD
on 4 May 1956. To RCAF Station Greenwood,
NS on 30 May 1956, for use by No. 405 (MP) Squadron.
To Timmins Aircraft at Dorval, PQ for overhaul on 29 March
1960. To Air Defence Command for No. 104
(K) Unit at RCAF Station St. Hubert, PQ on 8 August 1960.
Back to Timmins Aviation that year for magnetic particle
inspection of wing centre section and landing gear, but back at 104 KU
by 17 October 1960. Still with this unit
when it became part of Mobile Command on 16 September 1966. To Saskatoon for storage on 31 October 1966. Available for disposal there from 7 April 1967. Sold to Hamilton Aircraft Company of Tucson,
Arizona. Registered as N16143.
last date: 19 July 1968 – Struck off, to Crown
Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1530
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 130
first date: 24 March 1952 – Taken on
strength at No. 6 Repair Depot, RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario
Delivered
to ready reserve storage at Trenton. Brought
up to Mk. 3TM standard at No. 6 RD, issued to Air Transport Command on
24 March 1953. Delivered to RCAF Station
Rockcliffe, Ontario by No. 129 (AF) Flight on 25 April 1953, for use by
No. 412 (T) Squadron. With this unit to
RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario on 18 October 1955. Loaned
to CJS, Washington DC in March 1957. To
Timmins Aviation at Dorval, PQ for overhaul on 10 November 1959, had
3075:45 airframe time when it arrived there. To
Central Experimental & Proving Establishment detachment at CARDE
(Canadian Armament Research and Development Establishment), Ancienne
Lorette, PQ on 16 May 1960. Back at
Timmins Aviation on 25 July 1960 for magnetic particle inspection and
spar reinforcement. To Air Force
Headquarters Practice Flight at Rockcliffe on 2 November 1960. With this unit to Uplands on 31 March 1964. Ownership passed to CFB Uplands on 20 May 1966. To storage at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 31
October 1966. Available for disposal there
from 7 April 1967. Sold to Hamilton
aircraft Company of Tucson, Arizona. Registered
as N16147. By 2001 registered as N184KP to
Trojan Aircraft Services of Reno, Nevada.
last date: 24 July 1968 – Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1531
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3TM
D-18S
CA 131
first date: 24 March
1952 – Taken on
strength at no. 6 Repair Depot, RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario
Brought up
to Mk. 3TM configuration at No. 6 RD. To
No. 1 Air Division for use by No. 2 (F) Wing at Fontainebleau, France
on 10 July 1953. Back to No. 6 RD on 1 May
1956. Back to Europe
when complete. To No. 3146 Technical
Service Detachment at Supermare,
UK
on 4 October 1961. To Scottish Aviation
Limited at Prestwick,
Scotland
on 24 January 1964, for storage. Available
for disposal there from 6 July 1964. Sold
to Midwest Aviation Ltd. of Winnipeg,
Manitoba. To civil register as CF-RVP.
Off Canadian register by 1976.
last date: 16 February 1965 – Struck off, to
Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1536
Beechcraft
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Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 136
first date: 7 April 1952 – Taken on
strength at No. 6 Repair Depot, RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario
To Air
Transport Command on 7 April 1952, for use by Air Force Headquarters
Practice Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario. To
Air Material Command at Rockcliffe on 21 April 1954.
To Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg for overhaul, back to AFHQ
Practice Flight on 29 June 1956. To
Training Command at RCAF Station Penhold, Alberta
on 29 October 1958. To No. 2 Flying
Training School at RCAF Station Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
on 7 January 1959. To Bristol
for overhaul, to No. 102 (K) Unit at Trenton when complete, on 6 January
1959. To No. 111 (K) Unit at RCAF Station Winnipeg on 3
September 1959. To No. 2 Air Observers
School at Winnipeg
on 11 February 1960. To Bristol on 4
August 1960 for overhaul. To No. 406
Squadron (Auxiliary) at Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan on 28
November 1960. To No. 1 Advanced Flying School
at CJATC, Rivers Camp, Manitoba
on 11 September 1962. To RCAF Station St. Jean, PQ on 7 May 1963. To Calgary,
Alberta on 25
September 1963 for work under Project WMNS (modifications or repairs?). To storage at Saskatoon on 10 March 1964. To Training Command at Camp Borden, Ontario
on 14 April 1964, classified as instructional airframe A 695. Available for disposal at Borden from January
1970. To US civil register as N9282,
listed as a C-45H, converted to turbo prop. This
registration revoked on 11 April 1973, when owner was L. Overturf of
Mena, Arkansas..
last date: 12 May 1972 – Struck off, to Crown Assets disposal Corporation for sale
1537
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 137
first date: 7 April
1952 – Taken on
strength at No. 6 Repair Depot at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario
Delivered
to RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario
on 10 April 1952, for use by Air Force Headquarters Practice Flight. To Air Material Command at Rockcliffe on 21
April 1954. To Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg for
overhaul, back to AFHQ Practice Flight on 29 June 1956.
To No. 6 RD on 20 January 1959, for removal of all seats
and navigational equipment from rear compartment, except for gyrosyn
compass. Loaned to Department of Transport
from 3 February 1959, as a “recoverable issue”. No
record of Canadian civil registration.
last date: 3 February 1959 – Indefinite loan to
Department of Transport
1538
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM /
3NMT
D-18S
CA 138
first date: 25 March 1952 – Taken on
strength at No. 6 Repair Depot, RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario
Delivered
to ready reserve storage at Trenton. To inactive reserve status at Trenton in
October 1956. To Central Experimental
& Proving Establishment at RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario on 1
February 1958. Converted to Mk. 3NMT on 1
February 1961. To National Aeronautical
Establishment at Uplands on 17 May 1965. To
Civil register on 21 May 1965 as CF-SKJ. Still
with National Research Council in Ottawa in 1976. Was
registered as C-FSKJ when NRC registration was cancelled on 15 July
1991. To Krista Investments Limited of North Vancouver, BC on 11 February 1992, registered
as an experimental aircraft. Their
registration cancelled on 17 March 1992. On
US civil register by 2006, registered to Aircraft Guaranty Title and
Trust of Houston, Texas as N21FS
last date: 17 May 1965 – Free issue to National Research Council, for use by National
Aeronautical Establishment
1539
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 139
first date: 6 April
1952 – Taken on
strength at No. 6 Repair Depot at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario
Delivered
to storage at Trenton. Issued to Air Force Headquarters Practice
Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe,
Ontario on 7 August
1956. To No. 11 Technical Support Unit at Dorval on 7
October 1960, for overhaul at Timmins Aviation. To
No. 129 (AF) Flight at Trenton
on 19 January 1961. To RCN on 14 August
1961. Used by VC 920 at Downsview, Ontario, coded “539”.
Back to No. 6 RD at Dunnville, Ontario
on 17 January 1964. To Air Defence Command
at RCAF Station Bagotville,
PQ on 20 July 1964. To storage at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
on 31 October 1966. Available for disposal
there from 7 July 1967. Sold to Hamilton
Aircraft Company of Tucson,
Arizona. Registered as N6133.
last date: 24 July 1968 – Struck off, to Crown
Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1540
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 140
first date: 6 April 1952 – Taken on
strength at No. 6 Repair Depot, RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario
Delivered
to storage at Trenton. To inactive reserve at No. 6 RD on 12 October
1956. Free issue to Department of
Transport, became CF-GXT. Off register by
1976.
last date: 7 February
1957 – Transferred to Department of Transport
1541
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 141
first date: 7 April
1952 – Taken on
strength by Air Defence Command at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario
To No. 3
(AW) Operational Training Unit at North Bay,
later at Cold
Lake. To No. 6 RD on 15 April 1954 for modification
or repair. Back to North Bay on 24 April
1958. To Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg
on 23 October 1958, for reconditioning. To
Timmins Aviation at Dorval,
PQ for overhaul on
10 November 1959. To No. 442 Squadron
(Auxiliary) at RCAF Station Sea
Island (now Vancouver International Airport)
on 21 June 1960. To storage at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 13 March 1964. To RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario on 13 October 1964. Back to Saskatoon in 1966.
Available for disposal there from 7 April 1967. Sold to Priority Air Transport System of
Redwood, California. Registered as N7828. Off
US register by 1995.
last date: 10 September 1968 – Struck off, to
Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1542
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 142
first date: 7 April 1952 – Taken on
strength by Air Defence Command at RCAF Station Bagotville, PQ
Category A
crash at Bagotville on 23 November 1955.
last date: 1 December
1955 – Struck off, reduced to spares and produce
1543
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM /
3NMT
D-18S
CA 143
first date: 7 April
1952 – Taken on
strength by Air Defence Command at RCAF Station St. Hubert, PQ
To RCAF
Station Cold Lake, Alberta
on 12 May 1958. To RCAF Station Comox, BC
on 26 August 1958. To Bristol Aerospace at
Winnipeg
for overhaul on 14 October 1958. To RCAF
Station Downsview, Ontario
on 28 January 1958, possibly used by No. 436 (T) Squadron.
To Bristol Aerospace at Winnipeg for reconditioning on 14
October 1958. Back to Bristol on 25 February 1959, for
repairs to weld crack on left hand control column.
Converted to Mk. 3NMT on 19 July 1961.
To RCAF Station St. Jean,
PQ on 12 May 1966. To storage at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 26 August 1966. Available for disposal there from 7 April 1967. Sold to Priority Air Transport System of
Redwood, California. Registered as N7827.
last date: 10 September 1968 – Struck off, to
Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1544
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM /
3NMT
D-18S
CA 144
first date: 7 April 1952 – Taken on
strength by Training Command at RCAF Station Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
To No. 11
Technical Support Unit for repairs against a local contract, back to
Training Command at RCAF Station St. Jean, PQ on 4 July 1956. To Bristol Aerospace at Winnipeg for overhaul,
back to Training Command at RCAF Station Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on 20
February 1957. Back to St. Jean on 1 November 1961. Converted to Mk. 3NMT, date unknown. To storage at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
on 31 August 1965. Available for disposal
there from 11 April 1967. Sold to Hamilton
Aircraft Company of Tucson,
Arizona. Registered as N16139. Later
to Express Airways of Sanford, Florida with this registration, which
expired in May 1992.
last date: 19 July 1968 – Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1545
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM /
3NMT
D-18S
CA 145
first date: 7 April
1952 – Taken on
strength by Training Command
Delivered
to RCAF Station Summerside,
PEI on 17 April 1952. To Air Defence Command at RCAF Station Sea Island, BC
on 8 June 1954. AT RCAF Station Lincoln
Park on 29 June 1955, for modifications, repairs, and application of
RCN markings. To RCN at Patricia Bay, BC
on same day. To Bristol Aerospace at Winnipeg for
overhaul on 19 June 1961. To Training
Command at RCAF Station Saskatoon
on 3 July 1961. With
No. 1 Advanced Flying
School, CJATC, Rivers
Camp, Manitoba,
from 11 September 1962. To storage at Saskatoon on 30
June 1964. Reported as Mk. 3NMT in January
1965, exact date of conversion not known. To
RCAF Station St. Jean, PQ on 13 April 1965 for summer training (Air
Cadets?). Back to Saskatoon on 31
August 1965. Selected for disposal in
December 1966. Available for disposal at Saskatoon on 11
April 1967. Sold to Hamilton Aircraft
Company of Tucson,
Arizona. Registered as N6653. Later
to Express Airways of Sanford, Florida with this registration, which
expired in May 1992.
last date: 19 July 1968 – Struck off, to Crown
Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
1546
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM /
3NMT
D-18S
CA 146
first date: 7 April 1952 – Taken on
strength at No. 6 Repair Depot, RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario
Delivered
to storage at Trenton. To inactive reserve on 12 October 1956. Back to stored reserve on 13 December 1957. to Air Force Headquarters Practice Flight at
RCAF Station Rockcliffe,
Ontario on 18
February 1958. Converted to Mk. 3 NMT at
Rockcliffe on 24 February 1961. To Timmins
Aviation for overhaul on 18 July 1962, back to AFHQ Practice Flight on
26 October 1962. Moved to RCAF Station
Uplands with this unit on 17 January 1964. To
stored reserve at Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan in
November 1964. To No. 3 Flying Training
School at RCAF Station Portage la Prairie, Manitoba on 23 February 1965. To Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg for magnetic particle
inspection and spar reinforcement, back to No. 3 FTS on 18 May 1967. Still with this school when renumbered.
last date: 28 July 1967 – Renumbered as Canadian Forces 5186 (which see)
1547
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM /
3NMT
D-18S
CA 147
first date: 7 April
1952 – Taken on
strength by Training Command
Delivered
to RCAF Station Summerside,
PEI.
To Air Defence Command at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario on 22 September 1954. To workshop reserve at North Bay on 4 March 1958, then to
No. 6 Repair Depot at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario on 14 April 1958
for conversion to Mk. 3NMT. To Air Force
Headquarters Practice Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario
on 25 November 1958. To Timmins Aviation
for overhaul on 1 April 1960. To storage
at Dunnville, Ontario with No. 6 RD on 22 July
1960. To Maritime Air Command at RCAF
Station Dartmouth, NS on 16 November 1960, for use by No. 101 (K)
Flight. Still there in 1965.
To Air Defence Command at RCAF Station Chatham, NB
on 16 May 1966. To Flying Instructors
School at RCAF Station
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
on 8 December 1966. To Bristol
aerospace at Winnipeg for magnetic
particle inspection and spar reinforcement, to Air Navigation School
Detachment at Portage
on 18 May 1967. Used by No. 418 (Aux)
Squadron, Edmonton,
Alberta, dates
unknown, possibly summer of 1958. Serial
number may have been physically changed in September 1967.
last date: 28 July 1967 – Renumbered as Canadian
Forces 5187 (which see)
1548
Beechcraft
Expeditor
Mk. 3NM
D-18S
CA 148
first date: 7 April 1952 – Taken on
strength by Training Command
Delivered
to RCAF Station Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan on 7
April 1952. To Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg for overhaul, delivered to Training
Command at RCAF Station Claresholm, Alberta on 20 February 1957. To No. 2 Flying Training School at RCAF
Station Moose Jaw,
Saskatchewan on 21
July 1958. To Bristol again, returned to Training
Command at RCAF Station Trenton on 6 January 1959.
Became instructional airframe 636B at Edmonton on 31 July 1959. Reported with 4103:55 airframe time on that
date. Used by No. 3054 Technical Training
Unit at RCAF Station Namao,
Alberta. Available for disposal at CFB Edmonton on 3
June 1968. Sold to Aircraft Parts and
Supplies Ltd. of Montreal. Registered as CF-YMG. Off
register by 1976.
last date: 27 November
1968 – Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
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