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C-45

Design country

USA

ROLE

Transport

First flight

1937

42

Crashed

Total in database

0

info

Land Leased

Displays

0

Squadrons

Production Analysis

Production Numbers

C-45
Staff Transport / Liaison
4526
C-45A
Utility Transport
C-45D
Communications Transport
C-45B
Utility Transport
C-45E
Photo‑Reconnaissance Transport
C-45C
VIP/Staff Transport
UC-45C
Navy Utility Transport
UC-45D
Navy Communications Transport
UC-45F
Navy Utility Transport
C-45F
Standard Long‑nose Transport
C-45G
Trainer / Utility (Post‑war)
C-45J
Utility Transport (Post‑war)
VC-45J
VIP Transport
C-45H
Trainer / Utility (Post‑war)
TC-45G
Multi-engine Trainer
TC-45H
Multi-engine Trainer

​Key Statistics

Total Production:                                                 

Production Span:                                         

Variants Count:                                                           

Performance Range:                              

8,524

1940 -1944

3

417 - 446 mph

The base designation for military versions of the Beechcraft Model 18. Used primarily for personnel transport, cargo, and training. The designation C-45 was also applied retroactively to several earlier impressed civilian aircraft.

Pilots

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Squadron
Squadron
Variant

Serial Numbers

Serial Number
Variant
Named
Event
Date
Location
Factory
Manufacture Number
Status
40-180
40-180
40-181
40-181
40-182
40-182
40-183
Condemned
40-183
Condemned
40-184
40-184
40-185
Reclamation
40-185
Reclamation
reclamation
40-186
W/o
40-186
Written Off
40-187
40-187
40-188
40-188
40-189
Midair
Crashed - Midair
40-189
Midair
40-190
1-Nov-12
40-190
01 Nov 12
To NC
41-1861
41-1862
41-1863
41-1864
41-1865
Reclamation
41-1866
41-1867
41-1868
Condemned
41-1869
41-1870
Reclamation
41-1871
Reclamation
41-1872
Condemned
41-1873
Condemned
41-1874
41-1875
41-1876
12 Jun 20
Swedish AF
41-1877
Written Off
41-1878
41-1879
26 Mar 18
Bernardino, CA
Written Off
41-1880
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Movies & Video Games

Books

Variant
First Flight
Max Speed
Max Range
Max Weght
Max Celling:
Wing Span
length
height
C-45
01/01/1939
225
1200
8725
20000
47.8
34.2
9.9
C-45A
01/01/1940
220
1150
8700
19800
47.8
34.2
9.9
C-45D
01/01/1941
215
1000
8700
18000
47.8
34.2
9.9
C-45B
01/01/1941
225
1200
8725
20000
47.8
34.2
9.9
C-45E
01/01/1941
225
1200
8725
20000
47.8
34.2
9.9
C-45C
01/01/1941
220
1150
8725
19000
47.8
34.2
9.9
UC-45C
01/01/1942
220
1100
8700
19500
47.8
34.2
9.9
UC-45D
01/01/1942
220
1150
8725
19800
47.8
34.2
9.9
UC-45F
01/01/1943
230
1200
8800
20000
47.8
34.2
9.9
C-45F
01/01/1943
230
1250
8800
20000
47.8
34.2
9.9
C-45G
01/01/1951
230
1200
8750
20000
47.8
34.2
9.9
C-45J
01/01/1951
230
1250
8800
20000
47.8
34.2
9.9
VC-45J
01/01/1951
220
1200
8700
19500
47.8
34.2
9.9
C-45H
01/01/1951
230
1200
8750
20000
47.8
34.2
9.9
TC-45G
01/01/1953
225
1200
8725
20000
47.8
34.2
9.9
TC-45H
01/01/1953
225
1200
8725
20000
47.8
34.2
9.9

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