L-23/U-8 Seminole | |
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![]() US Army U-8D Seminole liaison version | |
General information | |
Type | Utility aircraft |
Manufacturer | Beech Aircraft Corporation |
Primary users | United States Army |
Number built | 288 (including 71 L-23F/U-8F) |
History | |
Manufactured | 1952-1961 (L-23A/E) 1958-1963 (L-23F/U-8F) |
Introduction date | 1952 |
First flight | 1949 |
Retired | 1992 |
Developed from | Beechcraft Twin Bonanza |
Variants | Beechcraft Queen Air |
The Beechcraft L-23 Seminole (later designated U-8) was the United States Armed Forces designation for the Beechcraft Twin Bonanza and Queen Air aircraft in its inventory.