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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<strong>The</strong> individual aircraft histories:<br />
Type registr<strong>at</strong>ion /serial c/n (msn) d<strong>at</strong>e acquired origin____________<br />
I) C-<strong>46s</strong> owned by Air America Inc. or Air Asia CoLtd:<br />
Curtiss C-46D B-844 22353 (31 Mar. 59) B-844 <strong>of</strong> CAT Inc since<br />
1951; previously USAF<br />
44-78530, “530”, XT-<br />
T512, XT-818, N8413C,<br />
and XT-844<br />
Service history: owned by Air Asia CoLtd; plush aircraft being assigned to the<br />
Booklift contract out <strong>of</strong> Tachikawa in September 1960 (Letter d<strong>at</strong>ed 16 September 60,<br />
sent by Robert Rousselot, Vice-President Oper<strong>at</strong>ions, to George Doole, Managing<br />
Director, <strong>at</strong> UTD/Bisson/B5 micr<strong>of</strong>ilm reel no. 4)<br />
F<strong>at</strong>e: transferred to the Civil Aeronautics Administr<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> Taiwan in December<br />
1960 as B-156 as a replacement for the CAA‟s B-130, which had crashed on 26<br />
November 60 while in service with Air America.
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