On this day in aviation history, January 15, 1937, the Beechcraft Model 18 (the Twin Beech), one of the most popular ...

This 1952 Beechcraft C45H has 4,839 hours on the airframe, 10 hours since overhaul on each of its 450 hp Pratt & Whitney ...

and the Model 18, a twin-engine utility and transport aircraft. Beechcraft intended to create a utility-style aircraft with twin engines slightly smaller than the larger existing Model 18.