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    Airframe Family: Curtiss C-46 Commando
    Latest Model:C-46A Commando
    Last Military Serial:43-47298 USAAF
    Construction Number:369
    Last Civil Registration:HK-1856
    Compressed ID:Curtiss C-46A sn 43-47298 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Transoceanica de Aviacion

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a C-46A.

    20 April 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-47298.

    1947

    To China National Aviation Corporation.

    1949

    To Claire I Chennault and Whiting Wilauer with new c/r N8365C.

    19 December 1949

    To Civil Air Transport keeping c/r N8365C.

    January 1956

    To L. B. Smith Aircraft Corporation with new c/r N2053A.

    January 1956

    To World Wide Airways with new c/r CF-IQQ.
    After conversion to Model CW-20T.

    1962

    To Bertram D. Agardy with new c/r N4631S.

    1963

    To Boreas Corporation with new c/r N295BC.

    By 1968

    To Bellomy-Lawson Aviation with new c/r N1295B.

    October 1969

    To CLTM Airlines with new c/r PJ-CLE.


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: I shot this in the early 1970s in MIA.


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: In MIA. Registered as PJ-CLE from 1969 until 1976.

    12 April 1976

    To Bellomy-Lawson Aviation with new c/r N65037.

    July 1976

    To Lineas Aereas La Urraca with new c/r HK-1856.

    1978


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection

    1980

    To Aeronorte Colombia keeping c/r HK-1856.

    11 November 1992


    Photographer: Peter Garwood

    December 1992

    To Lineas Aereas Suramericanas keeping c/r HK-1856.

    December 1993

    To Transoceanica de Aviacion keeping c/r HK-1856.

    30 January 1994

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. The cargo flight departed Bogota-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia and was destined for Puerto Inirida-Obando Airport (PDA/SKPD), Colombia. The accident occurred at Puerto Inirida Airport (PDA) (Colombia) while landing. Narrative: The aircraft crashed when the wheels sank into the unpaved runway surface, which was soft following recent rain.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.


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