Royal Canadian Air Force Beech 18 C-45 Expeditor Service History 1960s – Photo History
Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick
Write up by Henry Tenby
RCAF C-45 Beech 18 1234 at Calgary 1967.
The Beech 18 C-45 Expeditor was a design from World War II and was used by the RCAF in the 1950s and 1960s as a general utility transport for short haul missions and as a trainer, and ended its RCAF career with Air Reserves Units with the last example being retired from active service in 1970. It is believed that eleven different serial numbers were operated by the RCAF which were all acquired between 1952 and 1953. The registrations were as follows:
1563
1574
1577
1578
1589
2307
2368
2369
2370
2371
2372
Some of the retired RCAF Beech 18s were sold to commercial operators both in Canada and the US, while 1577 is retained as a museum exhibit at CFB Winnipeg. We hope you enjoy the RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force Beech 18 C-45 1960s images taken by Dr. John Blatherwick. Thank you very much for visiting this page, and enjoy!
I am looking to purchase 35mm Kodachrome aircraft slide collections. Please contact me: henrytenby at gmail dot comRCAF C-45 Beech 18 2370 possibly at Vancouver late 1960s.RCAF C-45 Beech 18 1234 at Calgary 1967.RCAF C-45 Beech 18 6195 at Calgary August 1969.RCAF C-45 Beech 18 2372 late 1960s.RCAF C-45 Beech 18 2337 possibly at Calgary late 1960s.RCAF C-45 Beech 18 5198 possibly at Calgary July 1969.RCAF Beech 18 C-45 2368 circa late 1960s.RCAF C-45 Beech 18 2334 at Montreal circa late 1960s.
