Air America, Inc.

Table 3:            Air America Fleet

 

Flight International

15/04/65

14/04/66

06/05/71 & 22/03/73

Lockheed L.1049H

1

1

-

Douglas DC-6A/B

5

5

1

Douglas DC-4

-

-

2

Curtiss C-46

4

4

4

Fairchild C-123B Provider

4

4

-

DHC-4A Caribou

5

5

2

Dornier Do28

-

-

2

Piper Apache

-

-

2

Beech 18 & Volpar Beech 18

-

-

32

Twin Beechcraft

15

15

-

Pilatus Turbo-Porter

6

6

22

Helio Courier

-

-

6 + 3 (leased)

Bell 204B

-

3

5

Sikorsky S-58T

-

-

5 (leased)

Sikorsky H-34

-

13

20 (leased)

Bell

-

-

7 (leased)

Not listed in Flight 13/04/61 or OWAD

 

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Table 4:            Air America (AAM) Fleet List

Beech D18/C-45 Expediter

reg.

model

c/n

notes

B-500

D18S

A-499

to B-1529 CAL (16/11/64)

N77Y

TC-45G

AF-96

canx. 1/78

N137L

TC-45G

AF-114

(19/05/63) DBR prior to 22/01/70, canx. 03/02/70

N343T

C-45H

AF-836

DBR prior to 22/01/70, canx. 03/02/70

N3674G

Volpar

AF-689

missing on a flight between Midway Island and Adak Island, AK 22/09/75

N3728G

Volpar

AF-65

(cv. by Air Asia)(aerial photographic aircraft) to HB-GGB

N4933C

C-45G

AF-301

canx. as ‘scrapped', NLR 1/76

N5254V

C-45G

AF-2

W/O 24/06/74, canx. 24/12/74 as ‘scrapped'

N5269V

C-45G

AF-57

canx. 23/12/74 as ‘scrapped'

N6154U

Volpar

AF-509

(cv. by Air Asia) canx. 03/09/76 to HB-GGC

N7695C

Volpar

AF-357

(cv. by Air Asia) canx. 08/11/76 to HB-GGG

N7770B

Volpar

AF-320

canx. 08/11/76

N7950C

C-45G

AF-352

(ex CAT) sold

N7951C

C-45G

AF-37  

(ex CAT) NLR 7/68

N9073Z

C-45H

AF-502

canx. 24/06/74 as ‘scrapped'

N9157Z

Volpar

AF-884

(cv. by Air Asia) to HB-GFX

N9518Z

C-45G

AF-350

sold as N16TM

N9521Z

TC-45G

AF-99

DBR prior to 22/01/70, canx. 03/02/70

N9542Z

Volpar

AF-674

(equipped for photo-reconnaissance) sold as N73730

N9573Z

TC-45G

AF-97

canx. 05/05/75 as ‘scrapped'

N9574Z

C-45G

AF-45

crashed near Bad Trai, Vietnam 27/09/65, NLR 7/72

N9577Z

Volpar

AF-179

crashed 18/06/67 in Thailand, abandoned TSN, Saigon, 29/04/75

N9592Z

C-45G

AF-174

canx. 24/06/74 as ‘scrapped'

N9664C

Volpar

AF-171

(cv. by Air Asia) to HB-GFT

N9671C

Volpar

AF-280

(cv. by Air Asia)(equipped for photo-reconnaissance) to HB-GFU

N9673Z

?

?

crashed 16/08/65, W/O – probably N9573Z (q.v.)

N9838Z

Volpar

AF-186

(cv. by Air Asia) canx. 08/11/76 to HB-GGH

N9855Z

TC-45G

AF-113

canx. 24/06/74 as ‘scrapped'

N9871Z

C-45H

AF-624

canx. 24/06/74 as ‘scrapped'

N9898Z

C-45G

AF-284

canx. 24/06/74 as ‘scrapped'

N9933Z

C-45G

AF-490

flipped over and landed inverted at Saigon, DBR? date 1965 or 1966?

N9956Z

Volpar

AF-704

(cv. by Air Asia) canx. 08/11/76 to HB-GGI

N21412

C-45G

AF-257

canx. 02/01/75 as ‘destroyed'

N51259

SNB-2

?

(ex BuA 67118)

N91284

C-45G

AF-439

(TBC) W/O in SE Asia, NLR 7/68

N91295

Volpar

AF-458

(cv. by Air Asia) canx. 08/11/76 to HB-GGF

14 (or 15) Air America Beech 18s were converted to Volpars (VTB-18s) by Air Asia at Tainan, Taiwan.

Beech Baron

(N?)*681

?

?

TBD

Bell 204B

N1196W

204B

2036

crashed 30/03/73 near Ban Na, Laos

N1303X

204B

2006

cancelled 4/86, to C-GKQH

N1304X

204B

2196

canx. 7.86

N1305X

204B

2197

to OY-HCA (15/06/77)

N1306X

204B

2198

to C-GRVW (5.83)

N1307X

204B

2199

to OY-HCB (22/06/77)

N8511F

204B

2027

NLR 7/72, to N4225F (rebuilt)

N8512F

204B

2028

to OY-HBS (16/11/76)

N8513F

204B

2029

to OY-HBT (NTU)

N8514F

204B

2030

to OY-HBU (09/11/76)

N8535F

204B

2031

to OY-HBV (10/1176)

Bell 205A (UH-1D)

N47000

205

3209

ditched 28/04/75 during evacuation of Saigon

N47001

205

3210

abandoned at TSN, Saigon, 29/04/75

XW-PD* 

?

?

TBD

XW-PFF

205

3208

(8.67) at Ban Keun, Laos, 1968; W/O 17/01/70 Laos

XW-PFG

205

3209

(8.67) & Bird & Sons Inc. (q.v.), to N47000

XW-PFH

205

3210

(9.67) & Bird & Sons Inc. (q.v.), to N47001

XW-PFJ

205

3211

(9.67) & Bird & Sons Inc. (q.v.), canx. 30/09/75

XW-PFI

205

3212

(9.67) W/O 07/12/68 Laos

The Bell 205 was first introduced in the Air America inventory during September 1967. Some of these aircraft were also reported with Bird & Sons Inc.

Boeing 727-92C

N695WA

727-173C

19509

(leased from World)

N5055

727-92C

19173

(leased to Southern Air Transport) sold (03/10/72)

N5092

727-92C

19174

(leased to Southern Air Transport) sold

N5093

727-92C

19175

to CAT as B-1018

Boeing-Vertol CH-47C Chinook

019

CH-47C

?

TBD, possibly CH-47A 65-08019 c/n B-191 or CH-47A 66-19019 c/n B-277 (but W/O 21.11.68 RVN)

857

CH-47C

B-569

(68-15857) returned to US Army

998

CH-47C

B-590

(68-15998) returned to US Army

999

CH-47C

B-591

W/O 19/05/72 RVN

In November 1972 Air America took delivery of eight CH-47C heavy lift helicopters.

Consolidated 28-5A PBY-5A Catalina

B-825

PBY-5A

933

scrapped in TNN (corroded), canx.

B-831

PBY-5A

reported as ‘55' but possibly 851

canx.

N48129

PBY-6A

?

ex BuA 64071, later N101CS

Curtiss CW-20/C-46 Commando

B-138

C-46F

22500

canx.

B-146

C-46F

22461

at Tan Son Nhut AFB in 9.66,  “146” canx.

B-148

C-46F

22510

at Tan Son Nhut AFB in 9.66,  “148” crashed into mountain in fog, Pak Tha, Laos 17/07/63. Canx.