Thanks, Jim! I knew you would know.
Tina
On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 5:25 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Tina,
>
> There is not much detail to see in that photo, but I suspect it was a
> Beechcraft Model 18, which was built in a variety of models during and
> after
> WWII. Whether there was actually a bomber configuration, I can't say. But
> as transports and trainers, they were plentiful. Probably best known as
> the C-45 transport.
>
> Here are a couple that are still flying:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Twin+Beech.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Polished+Twin+Beech.jpg.html
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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> > PESO:
> >
> > Any of you airplane buffs know what kind of plane this is?
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/image/150324376
> >
> > I was told at the time it was a WWII bomber. I flew in it with a medical
> > mission group to the Mosquito Coast after Hurricane Mitch. We loaded the
> > plane with so many medical supplies that it had to circle very slowly
> > around and around until it got enough altitude to get over the mountains
> > around Tegucigalpa. I was the co-pilot ;-) sat in the seat and wore the
> > earphones, anyway!
> >
> > C&C greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Tina
> >
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