AIR AMERICA: CURTISS C-46s - The University of Texas at Dallas
AIR AMERICA: CURTISS C-46s - The University of Texas at Dallas
AIR AMERICA: CURTISS C-46s - The University of Texas at Dallas
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C-46F B-912 <strong>at</strong> Saigon on 15 May 70<br />
(UTD/Misc.M<strong>at</strong>./B4F4)<br />
Curtiss C-46F B-860 22236 (24 Oct. 60) CAT B-860; previously<br />
USAF 44-78413, then<br />
“413”, XT-T508, XT-810,<br />
then N8410C, XT-860<br />
Service history: <strong>of</strong>ficially acquired by CAT CoLtd in March 55 according to CAT<br />
CoLtd‟s St<strong>at</strong>ement <strong>of</strong> Property <strong>of</strong> 31 March 66 (in: UTD/CIA/B26F5); on 11 August<br />
60, B-860 piloted by Captain Douglas R. Price, experienced landing difficulties on the<br />
Tachikawa runway, when a crosswind caused this aircraft to land on the left <strong>of</strong> the<br />
runway; but there was no apparent damage to the aircraft or the 11 passengers aboard<br />
(Air America Inc., Tachikawa, monthly report for August 1960, in:<br />
UTD/Lewis/B1F9); so it was oper<strong>at</strong>ed by Air America <strong>at</strong> th<strong>at</strong> time; plush aircraft<br />
being assigned to the Booklift contract out <strong>of</strong> Tachikawa in September 1960 (Letter<br />
d<strong>at</strong>ed 16 September 60, sent by Robert Rousselot, Vice-President Oper<strong>at</strong>ions, to<br />
George Doole, Managing Director, <strong>at</strong> UTD/Bisson/B5 micr<strong>of</strong>ilm reel no. 4); leased on<br />
24 October 60 from CAT CoLtd as B-860; subleased to Air Asia on 24 October 60<br />
(Letter by A. Hi<strong>at</strong>t d<strong>at</strong>ed 24 October 60, in: UTD/CIA/B9F1; leasing agreements<br />
d<strong>at</strong>ed 24 October 60, in: UTD/CIA/B9 F1).<br />
F<strong>at</strong>e: reregd. B-912 in November 60<br />
B-912 22236 Nov. 60 reregd. from B-860<br />
Service history: <strong>of</strong>ficially regd. on 1 November 1960 (e-mail d<strong>at</strong>ed 17 January 2011,<br />
kindly sent to the author by Yin Chen-Pong, Director General, CAA, Republic <strong>of</strong><br />
China); owned by CATCL; subleased to Air Asia since November 60 (Letter by A.<br />
Hi<strong>at</strong>t d<strong>at</strong>ed 11 November 60, in: UTD/CIA/B9F1); used by CAT (photo in Airliners,<br />
summer 93, p. 15); owned by CAT in Sept. 63 (Aircraft list <strong>of</strong> June 62, corrected to<br />
Sept. 1963, in: UTD/Kirkp<strong>at</strong>rick/B1F1); used on CAT domestic flights in July 64<br />
(Aircraft st<strong>at</strong>us as <strong>of</strong> 7 July 64, in: UTD/Kirkp<strong>at</strong>rick/B1F1), in November 65 (Aircraft<br />
st<strong>at</strong>us as <strong>of</strong> 1 Nov. 65, in: UTD/Kirkp<strong>at</strong>rick/B1F1), in April 66 (Aircraft st<strong>at</strong>us as <strong>of</strong> 8<br />
April 66, in: UTD/Kirkp<strong>at</strong>rick/B1F1), in May 66 (Aircraft st<strong>at</strong>us as <strong>of</strong> 5 May 66, in:<br />
UTD/Hickler/B1F2), and in May 68 (Aircraft st<strong>at</strong>us as <strong>of</strong> 1 May 68, in:<br />
UTD/Herd/B2); flew Tainan-Taipei on 12 February 66 (Flight crew member monthly<br />
movement report <strong>of</strong> A. J. Zarkos, in: UTD/Zarkos/B1F8); stored <strong>at</strong> Saigon 16-30 June<br />
69 (F.O.C. <strong>of</strong> 15 June 69, in: UTD/Hickler/B8F7B) and 16-31 August 69 (F.O.C. <strong>of</strong>
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