Photo ID: 1011817
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Model: Beechcraft 18, 3N, D-18S |
Registration: C-FTBD, CF-TBD |
| Year: 1952 |
Serial Number: Beech c/n A-689, RCAF c/n CA-89, RCAF 2291 |
| Engine(s): P&W R985, 9-Cyl. Radials, 450-HP each |
Owner: DaxAir, Inc., Redditt, ON, Canada |
| Location: Red Lake, ON Canada |
Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
| Date: July 2005 |
Present Registration: Same |
Present Owner (FAA info): Same |
| Notes: 10/15/05 - My friend Whitey Hostetler of Red Lake, ON was giving me the royal tour of the area and took me out to where this Beech was based on Baumertown Road, just out of Red Lake.
RCAF 2291 was used at No. 2 Air Navigators School at RCAF Station Winnipeg. Surplused in 1966, it has worked for Sabourin Lake Airways; Emo Investments DBA Ross' Camps, Emo, ON; Eagle Aviation, Pine Falls, MB; Red Lake Airways, Red Lake, ON; Rusty Myers, Fort Frances, ON; Red Lake Airways again; and finally Daxair, Reddit, ON since 2004.
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Photo ID: 1011818
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Let's go inside and take a peek. |
| Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
Photo ID: 1011819
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Looks like we're set up for eight there, with benches that are easily removed to convert to cargo configuration. |
| Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
Photo ID: 1011820
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A lot of time and attention has been given to refurbishing the cockpit in its original Canadian 3N colors. |
| Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
Photo ID: 1011821
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This is one reason the Twin Beech is loved as it is. The 'ole P&W R985 just keeps going and going and going. I flew them on 450-Stearman and Twin Beech sprayers and they are my favorite engine. |
| Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
Photo ID: 1011822
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This is the only reason Bravo Delta is so shiny. It doesn't just happen. Kirsten Brazier, Chief Pilot and Operations Manager of DaxAir has spent a lot of time with that buffer! Kirsten and her partner have worked hard at bringing this aircraft up to their standards from stem to stern. |
| Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
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