The Beechcraft Model 18 was also known as the Twin Beech By Staff Writer
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1941
Designation:Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor Classification Type:Utility / Trainer Aircraft Contractor:Beech Aircraft Corporation - USA Country of Origin: United States Production Total: 9,200
Operators: Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ivory Coast; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; France; Guatemala; Honduras; Indonesia; Italy; Mexico; Netherlands; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Peru; Philippines; Protugal; Somalia; South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sweden; Switzerland; Thailand; Turkey; United Kingdom; Uruguay; Venezuela; Zaire; United States
Variants
C-45 - Six-seat transport model; 11 examples produced.
C-45A - Eight seat multi-purpose transport model; 20 examples produced.
C-45B - Based on C18S model; 223 examples produced; later redesignated to UC-45.
C-45C - Based on 18S model
C-45F - Based on C18S; seven-seat passenger transport; later redesignated to UC-45F.
AT-7 "Navigator" - Navigation trainer based on C18S model; fitted with R-985-25 series engines; 577 examples produced.
AT-7A - Floatplane version based on AT-7; 6 examples produced.
AT-7B - Based on AT-7 with winter climate modifications; 9 exampls produced.
AT-7C - Fitted with R-985-AN3 engines; based on C18S model; 549 examples produced.
AT-11 "Kansan" - Gunnery / Boming Trainer Platform for USAAF based on AT-7 model; 1,606 examples produced.
AT-11A - Navigation trainer conversion model based on the AT-11.
F-2 - Photographic Reconnaissance model based on B18.
JRB-1 - US Navy photographic reconnaissance model based on C18S model; 11 examples produced.
JRB-2 - US Navy light transport based on C18S model; 15 examples produced.
JRB-3 - Photographic reconnaissance model based on C-45B; 23 examples produced.
JRB-4 - Utility transport based on UC-45F; 328 exmaples produced.
SNB-1 - US Navy trainer based on AT-11; 110 examples produced.
SNB-2 - US Navy navigation trainer based on AT-7; 299 examples produced.
SNB-2C - US Navy AT-7C model
SNB-2H - US Navy ambulance conversion model
SNB-2P - US Navy photo reconnaissance Trainer
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