Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando N4877V

Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando N4877V (msn 22442) of Capitol Airways. , disposed of to the Foreign Liquidation commission on 20 August 1947 and bought by Claire L. Chennault and Whiting Willauer in 1948 as N8309C. To XT Reg. Central Air Transport Corp. on 19 December 1949. Bought by CAT SA in December 1952. Bought by Flying Tiger Line on 19 January 1953 as N4877V. Bought by Intercontinental Airways on 29 June 1953. Bought by Interair Parts Corporation on 17 July 1953. Bought by F. A. Miller and D. Rich on 17 July 1953. Transferred 18 December 1953 to Airplane Enterprises. Leased by Capitol Airways in Apr 1954 registered N4877V. Bought by Bird and Sons Inc. on 3 November 1961. Crashed at Phou Fa (LS 16), Laos on 31 August 1962

Picture No

13129438

Media ID

47740466

Size

5906px x 2620px (3.3MB)

Credit

Source

unattributed photographer - original negative acquired from the WILL BLUNT collection

Date

circa 1957