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Beech restorations at Bruntingthorpe have been helping the owner of Beech C18S Reg # N2500, PT Barnum, with a total repaint of his aircraft.

PT brought this aircraft over to the UK almost 3 years ago to the day back in October 2005. Since then PT has been assisting Beech Restorations with building their hangar and other projects.

Over the last several months he has been very busy preparing the aircraft for it's flight to Australia. The aircraft has just undergone an Annual Inspection. Teething troubles with the port engine now seem to be overcome by the fitting of an exchange/overhauled magneto, and a new prop was fitted to replace one that had a hole appear in it!

Here she was back in November 2005, shortly after arrival in the UK:


(image courtesy Phil Turland/Beech Restorations)

...and here she is yesterday, on a brief flight out of Bruntingthorpe:







First leg on the looooooong haul to Australia begins, hopefully, on Tuesday with a short(ish) leg from Bruntingthorpe to Jersey.

Thanks to Col, Warwick, PT and all the Beech Restorations boys!

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Very nice looking! Thanks for the info and photos Damien!

Enjoy the Day! Mark

Nice paint scheme! Not too many tricycle Beeches flying. We had one at Lone Star; it was the founder's first corporate aircraft. It was underwater up to the window sills, so it's doo-doo now.
Doug.

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"I love the smell of 100LL in the morning."

Not many tricycle beeches around...........................Where exactly are you looking?????

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Long Live the N3N-3 "The Last US Military Bi-Plane" 1940-1959
Badmouthing Stearmans on WIX since 2005

Air America used a few of this type as well. Sweet looking aircraft.

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Manager

This is #2 in the family (out of 3). This one is a C-45 converted to Tri-gear. Has the one piece winshield and a very nice 2 piece cargo door.

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Long Live the N3N-3 "The Last US Military Bi-Plane" 1940-1959
Badmouthing Stearmans on WIX since 2005

I will take some good pics of the 1st one on friday. If the weather is good, were going to turn some cash into noise.

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Long Live the N3N-3 "The Last US Military Bi-Plane" 1940-1959
Badmouthing Stearmans on WIX since 2005

N3NJeff, I claim ignorance pretty much on Tricycle Beeches. How many are still around?
Doug

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"I love the smell of 100LL in the morning."