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Do not fill this in! ===Military versions=== ====USAAC/USAAF designations==== ;C-45 :Six-seat staff transport based on C18S;<ref name="A757"/> 11 built<ref name="American Warplane p7">Donald 1995, p. 7.</ref><ref name="Swan Mil p36">Swanborough and Bowers 1963, p. 36.</ref> ;C-45A :Eight-seat utility transport based on C18S;<ref name="A757"/> 20 built<ref name="American Warplane p7"/> ;RC-45A :Redesignation of all surviving F-2, F-2A, and F-2B aircraft by the [[USAF]] in 1948 ;C-45B :Based on C18S, but with modified internal layout; 223 ordered, redesignated UC-45B in 1943<ref name="A757"/><ref name="Swan Mil p36"/> Equipped with a hatch in the cabin door for aerial photography.<ref>{{cite book |title=Handbook [of] Service and Maintenance Instructions: USAF Models C-45B, C-45F; Navy Models JRB-3, JRB-4 Aircraft |date=4 November 1947 |page=90B |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/april12c45phar1}}</ref> ;C-45C :Two Model 18S aircraft impressed into the USAAF, redesignated UC-45C in January 1943<ref name="TC710"/><ref name="USAW">[http://www.uswarplanes.net/c45.html "USA Warplanes C-45 page."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512131227/http://www.uswarplanes.net/c45.html |date=2017-05-12 }} ''uswarplanes.net''. Retrieved 24 August 2008.</ref><ref name="USAAF42">Baugher, Joe. [http://www.joebaugher.com/1942.html "USAAF 1942 Serial Number List."]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers–1908 to Present''. Retrieved: June 11, 2011.</ref> ;C-45D :Designation given to two AT-7 aircraft converted as passenger transports during manufacture, redesignated UC-45D in January 1943<ref name="USAAF42"/><ref name="USAAF43">Baugher, Joe. [http://www.joebaugher.com/1943.html "USAAF 1943 Serial Number List."]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers–1908 to Present''. Retrieved: June 11, 2011.</ref> [[File:Barksdale Global Power Museum September 2015 18 (Beechcraft C-45F Expeditor).jpg|thumb|C-45F at the [[Barksdale Global Power Museum]]]] [[File:C45HcafAT7.JPG|thumb| C-45H/AT-7 [[Commemorative Air Force|CAF]], [[Platte Valley Airpark]], Hudson, Colorado, June 2007]] [[File:C-45 General Arrangement Diagram – Without Labels.png|thumb|A cutaway view of a C-45H]] ;C-45E :Designation given to two AT-7 and four AT-7B aircraft converted as passenger transports during manufacture, redesignated UC-45E in January 1943<ref name="USAAF42"/><ref name="USAAF43"/> ;C-45F :Standardized seven-seat version based on C18S, with longer nose than preceding models;<ref name="A757"/> 1,137 ordered, redesignated UC-45F<ref name="Swan Mil p36"/> ;C-45G :AT-7s and AT-11s remanufactured in the early 1950s for the USAF to similar standard as civil D18S with [[autopilot]] and R-985-AN-3 engines; 372 aircraft rebuilt<ref name="BHM45"/><ref name="USAF51"/> ;TC-45G :Multiengine crew trainer variant of C-45G; AT-7s and AT-11s remanufactured in the early 1950s for the USAF to similar standard as civil D18S, 96 aircraft rebuilt<ref name="BHM45"/><ref name="USAF51">Baugher, Joe. [http://www.joebaugher.com/1951.html "USAF 1951 Serial Number List."]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers–1908 to Present''. Retrieved 11 June 2011.</ref> ;C-45H :AT-7s and AT-11s remanufactured in the early 1950s for the USAF to similar standard as civil D18S, with no autopilot and R-985-AN-14B engines; 432 aircraft rebuilt<ref name="BHM45"/><ref name="USAF52">Baugher, Joe. [http://www.joebaugher.com/1952.html "USAF 1952 Serial Number List."]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers–1908 to Present''. Retrieved: August 24, 2008.</ref> ;TC-45H <ref name="A765"/> ;RC-45J <ref name="A765"/> :In 1962, all surviving U.S. Navy SNB-5Ps were redesignated RC-45J{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=43}} ;TC-45J <ref name="A765"/> :In 1962 all surviving U.S. Navy SNB-5s were redesignated TC-45J{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=43}} ;UC-45J <ref name="A765"/> :Subsequent redesignation of RC-45J and TC-45J{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=43}} [[File:Barksdale Global Power Museum September 2015 21 (Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan).jpg|thumb|AT-11 at the Barksdale Global Power Museum]] [[File:Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan 3-view line drawing.png|thumb|A 3-view line drawing of an AT-11]] ;AT-7 Navigator :Navigation trainer based on C18S,<ref name="A757"/> with an [[Astrodome (aviation)|astrodome]] and positions for three students, powered by 450-hp [[Pratt & Whitney R-985-25]] engines; 577 built<ref name="American Warplane p7"/><ref name="Swan Mil p36"/> ;AT-7A :Floatplane version of AT-7; six built<ref name="American Warplane p7"/> ;AT-7B :Winterised AT-7; nine built<ref name="American Warplane p7"/> ;AT-7C :Based on C18S<ref name="A757"/> with R-985-AN3 engines; 549 built<ref name="American Warplane p7"/> ;AT-11 Kansan :Bombing and gunnery trainer for USAAF derived from AT-7, fuselage had small, circular cabin windows, bombardier position in nose, and bomb bay; gunnery trainers were also fitted with two or three .30-caliber machine guns, early models (the first 150 built) had a single .30-cal AN-M2 in a Beechcraft-manufactured top turret, later models used a Crocker Wheeler twin .30-cal top turret, a bottom tunnel gun was used for tail gunner training, 1,582 built for USAAF orders, with 24 ordered by Netherlands repossessed by USAAF and used by the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at [[Jackson, Mississippi]].<ref name="American Warplane p7-8">Donald 1995, pp. 7–8.</ref><ref name="Swan Mil p37">Swanborough and Bowers 1963, p. 37.</ref> ;AT-11A :Conversion of AT-11 as navigation trainer; 36 converted<ref name="Swan Mil p37"/> ;CQ-3 :Conversion of UC-45F, modified to act as [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drone]] control aircraft, redesignated as DC-45F in June 1948{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} [[File:Beechcraft F-2s in Alaska June 1941.png|thumb|F-2s in Alaska, 1941]] ;F-2 :Photo-reconnaissance version based on B18<ref name="TC710"/> ;F-2A :Improved version ;F-2B ====US Navy designations==== [[File:Beechcraft SNB-1 Kansan front quarter view.jpg|thumb|SNB-1 Kansan]] [[File:Beechcraft SNB-2 Navigator in flight.jpg|thumb|SNB-2 Navigator]] ;JRB-1 :Photographic aircraft, based on the C18S,<ref name="A757"/> fitted with fairing over cockpit for improved visibility, 11 obtained,<ref name="Swan Navy p41">Swanborough and Bowers 1976, p. 41.</ref> at least one conversion from impressed civil B18S<ref name=Baugher_1/> ;JRB-2 :Light transport, based on the C18S;<ref name="A757"/> 15 obtained,<ref name="Swan Navy p41"/> at least one conversion from JRB-1,<ref name=Baugher_9>{{cite web |url=http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries9.html |title=US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos, Third Series (80259 to 90019) |last=Baugher |first=Joe |date=12 June 2022 |website=joebaugher.com |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref> some transferred from USAAF C-45A stocks<ref name=Baugher_10>{{cite web |url=http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries10.html |title=US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos, Third Series (90020 to 99860) |last=Baugher |first=Joe |date=30 June 2022 |website=joebaugher.com |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref> ;JRB-3 :Photographic version, similar to C-45B; 23 obtained,<ref name="Swan Navy p41"/> some transferred from USAAF C-45B stocks<ref name=Baugher_8/> ;JRB-4 :Utility transport version, equivalent to UC-45F;{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=41}} 328 obtained from USAAF<ref name=Baugher_5>{{cite web |url=http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries5.html |title=US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos, Third Series (39999 to 50359) |last=Baugher |first=Joe |date=18 August 2022 |website=joebaugher.com |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref><ref name=Baugher_7>{{cite web |title=US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos, Third Series (60010 to 70187)|url=http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries7.html |last=Baugher |first=Joe |date=19 August 2022 |website=joebaugher.com |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref><ref name=Baugher_8>{{cite web |url=http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries8.html |title=US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos, Third Series (70188 to 80258) |last=Baugher |first=Joe |date=30 June 2022 |website=joebaugher.com |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref>{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=44}} ;JRB-6 :Remanufactured JRB{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=43}} ;SNB-1 :Similar to AT-11;{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=42}} 110 built{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=44}} ;SNB-2 :Navigation trainer similar to AT-7,{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=42}} 299 built{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=44}} ;SNB-2C :Navigation trainer similar to AT-7C,{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=42}} 375 built{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=44}} ;SNB-2H :Ambulance conversion{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=42}} ;SNB-2P :Photo-reconnaissance trainer conversion{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=42}} ;SNB-3Q :Electronic countermeasures trainer conversion{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=42}} ;SNB-5 <ref name="A765"/> :Remanufactured SNB{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=43}}<ref name=Baugher_7/> or JRB<ref name=Baugher_6>{{cite web |url=http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries6.html |title=US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos, Third Series (50360 to 60009) |last=Baugher |first=Joe |date=18 August 2022 |website=joebaugher.com |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref> ;SNB-5P <ref name="A765"/> :Remanufactured SNB-2P{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=43}} ====RAF/RCAF Lend-lease designations==== ;Expeditor I: C-45Bs supplied to the [[RAF]] under [[Lend-Lease]] ;Expeditor II: C-45Fs supplied to the RAF and [[Royal Navy]] under Lend-Lease ;Expeditor III: C-45Fs supplied to the [[Royal Canadian Air Force|RCAF]] under Lend-Lease ====Post-war RCAF designations==== C-45Ds delivered between 1951 and 1952<ref>"RCAF Data Record Cards 1426 CA-1 to 1594 CA-280"". ''RCAF''.</ref> ;Expeditor 3N: navigation trainer - 88 built<ref name="A76548"/><div id="1"></div> ;Expeditor 3NM: navigational trainer that could be converted to a transport - 59 built<ref>For the particular breakdown of each model for the RCAF, Refer to RCAF Data Record Cards CA-1 to CA-280.</ref> ;Expeditor 3NMT: 3NM converted to a transport aircraft - 67 built<ref>"EO 05-45B-6A/130." ''RCAF'', March 10, 1959.</ref> ;Expeditor 3NMT(Special): navigation trainer/personnel transport - 19 built<ref>"EO 05-45B-2 Description and Maintenance Instructions Expeditor 3." ''RCAF'', September 12, 1967, p. I-1.</ref> ;Expeditor 3TM: transport with fittings so it could be converted to a navigation trainer - 44 built<ref name="A76548">"FAA Type Certificate A-765 (Beech D18/E18/G18/H18 Series)." ''Federal Aviation Administration'', p. 48.</ref> ;Expeditor 3TM(Special): modified RCAF Expeditors used overseas in conjunction with Project WPB6 - three built<ref>"EO 05-45B-1 Aircraft Operating Instructions." ''RCAF'', September 26, 1966, Supplement B, p. 2.</ref> ====Canadian Armed Forces==== ;CT-128 Expeditor: 1968 redesignation of existing RCAF aircraft upon [[unification of the Canadian Armed Forces]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page