I found this ad in an e-mail I received this morning, and it made me wonder just how many Beech 18s of all versions do fly in Europe?
http://www.avbuyer.com/Dealers/Detailed.asp?Id=6367&AId=28712&NlId=1556
These I do know of:
ARCo D18S at Duxford.
Former Anthony Hutton HFT D18S now at (Exeter?).
Former A. Hodgson D18S now in (Ireland?).
OPMAS D18S in Denmark.
Salis E18S at La Ferte Alais.
The above H18 in Switzerland.
But I suspect there are more.
T J
By: galdri - 17th June 2011 at 17:20
There is one Beech 18 in Iceland that is maintained in airworthy condition and occasionally flown. It is 52-10672 / TF – JFA that is based at Akureyri on the north coast of Iceland.
On the link below, you can see it in flight 21. of June 2008. It is the latest photo I can find of it in flight – but I can not be sure if it has flown since.
http://www.verslo.is/baldur/Akureyri_080621/1315_TF-JFA_1200.jpg
By: TonyT - 17th June 2011 at 14:49
Here is ermmmm a recently retired one
By: philip turland - 17th June 2011 at 09:19
N663TB is one of the high cabin super 18’s with the volpar mod
imo they just don’t look right
US owned as far as i can establish.
plt
By: philip turland - 17th June 2011 at 09:13
The one at North Weald i understand is off to France – not sure if airworthy yet
plt
By: Roobarb - 16th June 2011 at 22:17
What about Jeff Hawkes old machine down at North Weald? There were recent plans to get it airworthy again I believe, though it would take a fair bit of work as it’s been looking decidedly well past its sell by date since it was in store at Rochester, and that’s before it was ferried to Weald 😮
I bet that aircraft could tell a few tales though;)
By: Bomberboy - 16th June 2011 at 14:37
What about N663TB that turned up at Audley End last month for a function?
A tri-cycle version.
Bomberboy
By: l.garey - 16th June 2011 at 10:31
We see N21FS around Switzerland quite a bit. I presume it is the former Opmas Danish one
By: GliderSpit - 16th June 2011 at 10:23
The Dutch Beech flies very frequently.
By: T J Johansen - 16th June 2011 at 10:16
I had forgotten all about the Dutch one. Does it fly much? Another one which I had left out of the list is the one belonging to the FiO group in Madrid. This was a former photo mapping aircraft. Now in Spantax colors.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44961540@N00/4148431114/
The one listed in the oldprops website as being displayed in Malaga has just to confuse matters the same colors and reg as the FiO aircraft.
I have followed the updates for the Bruntingthorpe Beech closely. I still remember photos of Graham Warner’s Beech when it was blue, and I really liked it. Never saw it in those colors so I look forward to see “Naval Encounter” when airworthy.
T J
By: BennoT6 - 14th June 2011 at 14:37
Royal Netherlands Air Force Historic Flight Beech
and what about ours ?
http://www.skhv.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=37&lang=en
By: philip turland - 14th June 2011 at 13:04
the Arco one is Not an Arco machine
owned by Tim Darrah
Exeter one is owned by Andy Fone Skyblue aviation Exeter
the one in ireland is owned by Dr Tony Walsh
these 2 in switzerland
http://www.beechtalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=54495
this one soon www.beechrestorations.com a fair few pics of her on here
philip
By: RMR - 14th June 2011 at 13:02
The Oldprops website has a total of 5 airworthy in Europe, with another two under restoration.
http://www.oldprops.ukhome.net/Beech%2018%20European%20census.html
There are over 50 in total.
By: Kenneth - 14th June 2011 at 12:50
The OPMAS Beech is apparently now with a Swiss owner, and in Switzerland you’ll also find N45CF and I think at least one other (in addition to the tri-gear one you already listed). Then there’s D-IROM in Germany (in Straubing, I think) and I seem to recall having seen one advertised for sale in Austria recently (possibly not airworthy).
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