Photo ID: 1011783
click image to enlarge |
Model: Beechcraft 18, C-45F, C-18S |
Registration: C-FGUE, CF-GUE |
| Year: 1943 |
Serial Number: Beech c/n 8107, AAF 44-47699 |
| Engine(s): P&W R985, 9-Cyl. Radials, 450-HP |
Owner: Clearwater Airways, Emo, ON Canada |
| Location: Sportsman's Landing, Emo, ON Canada |
Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
| Date: July 2005 |
Present Registration: Same |
Present Owner (FAA info): Same |
Notes: 10/15/05 - This is one of those "right place at the right time" shots. We were at Clearwater Airways, Sportsman's Landing, Emo, ON, and I was in our motorhome on the edge of the lake when I saw the Northern Lights starting to come out. I grabbed my Canon, ran for the dock and got a series of these. I didn't know the Lights could be segmented like that! And no, there is nothing composite here including the full moon over the nose!
Uniform-Echo was built as an AAF C-45F, s/n 44-47699, and according to an email from Parmerter was delivered on 1/14/45 to the 1000th Base Unit, Bowman Field, Louisville, KY.
It has remained a C-18S series aircraft, Beech c/n 8107. According to Parmerter, this is one of the 12 that Joe Marrs put on floats in the late 1950's, early '60's. At that time it was U.S. registered as N8033H and subsequently as N480DB. You can see more history on this aircraft below the photos.
Clearwater Airways is the air arm of L&M Sioux Lookout Fly-In Camps, in Emo, ON. The Larry & Mary Adams family owns outpost cabins on lakes out in the bush and will fly you in for fishing and hunting. They have two Twin Beech floatplanes and a Cessna 206. You can learn more about their operation at www.Lmflyin.com. They imported C-FGUE into Canada in 2001.
|
Photo ID: 1011784
click image to enlarge |
Another shot later in the evening. Fortunately I do digital, which I often refer to as "guilt free picture taking" - - otherwise I'd have to restrain myself (not much chance of that) or Elaine and I would be in the poorhouse (not a good option) |
| Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
Photo ID: 1011785
click image to enlarge |
Larry Adams graciously allowed us to park on the edge of the lake, near his dock. I can sleep well even with the motorhome leaning if I'm near Twin Beech's on the water. |
| Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
Photo ID: 1011786
click image to enlarge |
Screaming Beech. The Adams family has two Twin Beechs and this is the one that son Shane flies. It's not just an airplane to him, he speaks of it with affection.
Note the two-piece windshield and 3-Bladed Hartzells.
|
| Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
Photo ID: 1011787
click image to enlarge |
Pretty sturdy float struts there!
All but one of the Beech's I got photos of had the original exhaust system with tailpipe. All of the C-18's (Joe Marrs' mods) have cowl flaps installed, and all of the D-18 series (Bristol Aerospace) have the cowl flaps removed.
|
| Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
Photo ID: 1011788
click image to enlarge |
Edo 56-7850A type floats built by Bristol Aerospace Limited in Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Although D-18's are typically higher gross weight than C-18's (originally #8750 versus #7850), all of the floatplanes are the same at #8725 because of float limits.
|
| Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
Photo ID: 1011789
click image to enlarge |
Cargo bins in the floats. |
| Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
Photo ID: 1011790
click image to enlarge |
This is a Lee Cameron, Aerospace Products cargo door. |
| Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
Photo ID: 1011791
click image to enlarge |
Seating for five, plus the lucky dude who gets to ride up front, and still lots of room for "stuff". |
| Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
Photo ID: 1011792
click image to enlarge |
Sharp, and nicely equipped for such an aircraft! |
| Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
Photo ID: 1011793
click image to enlarge |
Shane Adams fueling the nose tank, which is helpful for CG in addition to more capacity.
Clearwater Airways is one of several family-operated, Twin Beech operations that we visited where two generations are flying
|
| Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
History on C-FGUE, from Bob Parmerter, reformatted by KenS:
Bill of Sale October 12, 1956, US Air Force to Ball-Ralston Flying Service, C-45F 44-47699, N8033H, $7,111.11;
4/57, Sold to MJM, Inc., Seattle, WA, M. J. Murdock president;
2/63, To George H. Felt, Roseburg, OR;
9/83, To Douglas G. Solberg, Juneau, AK;
3/84, To David C. Wunsch, Juneau, AK, now on floats;
11/89, To Alaska Coastal Airlines, Inc., Juneau, AK. Security agreement April 4, 1990 describes the aircraft as a floatplane with Edo 7850 floats, Hartzell propellers and a cargo door;
7/91, Alaska Coastal Airlines letter requests registration to N480DB;
3/97, To Wilderness Air Inc., Juneau, changed back to N8033H, 12/98;
12/99, To North Star Aviation, Juneau;
5/01, To Clearwater Airways, present owners. |
|
|
www.FlyingHigher.net - Beech Aircraft
|
|