Curtiss-Wright C-46D-15-CU Commando N95445

Curtiss-Wright C-46D-15-CU Commando N95445 (msn 33477 - ex ) of Phenix Airlines. One of several irregular carriers which existed specifically for the purpose of transporting gamblers to casinos was Phenix Airlines, about which little is known, but which may have served Phenix City, Alabama, a 1950s nightlife hotspot. Note how the playing cards on the fin of this leased Curtiss C-46 match the N95445 registration. delivered 14 March 1946 Bought by Kathryn R. Martin as N95445. Bought by Aero Finance Phoenex in 1955 and leased to Paraguayan Air Services Nov 1957. Bought by Marshall M. Landy in 1959. In 1960 sold to Taxi Aereo Panameno as HP-396, reregistered April 1961 as HP-334 Sold August 1961 to RIPSA of Peru as OB-ZAA-606 Mar 1964 re-registered as OB-R-606. Sold to Trans Peruana 12 March 1965. W-o when crashed into mountains near Rioja, Peru 23 February 1966

Aereo Airlines Alabama Bought C-46 Carriers Casinos Commando Crashed Curtiss Curtiss-wright Delivered Existed Gamblers Irregular Kathryn Landy Leased Panameno Paraguayan Peru Phenix Purpose Re-registered Registration Rioja Specifically Trans Transporting

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