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Old 02-19-2017, 10:24 AM
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1) Looking for an aircraft

2) Twin engines

3) Monoplane

4) Utilized by the Military of 8 countries

5) Designed and first flown almost 80 years ago...there are still several of them flying these days

6) 9 different designations / variants

7) Crew of 1

8) This type has had at least three ( certified for) different configurations of powerplants
Meaning the layout or configuration of the cylinders.

9) Jim's guess of the Beech 18 got the Country of Origin

10) A little over 300 built, approx. 10% of that total were license built in another (European) country
(* have to modify this statement...to be more accurate, 13% would be a closer figure)

11) Utilized by the Navy...Army Air Corps...the Air Force...Coast Guard and CAP

12) Some versions were equipped with seating for 3, or 4 or sometimes 5 passengers

13) One of these aircraft had a rather prominant role in a popular TV show

14) Look Boss...the plane..the plane!

15) The "Super" version had retractable tip floats as an option