Canadian Queen C-45 or Beech18. The C-45 is a military version of the Model 18 (hence the common name Beech 18) light commercial transport that first flew on January 15, 1937. 5,204 military models were delivered during World War 2. A number of C-45 transports served with the RCAF from 1944-1967 under the name Expeditor 3NM, 3NMT, 3T, etc., as a twin-engine navigational trainer, crew transport and a âhackâ, or taxi. Versions of both the C-45 and its civil counterpart, the Model 18, served with thirty of the worldâs air forces.
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