CASI |
Flight International |
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14/04/66 |
06/05/71 |
22/03/73 |
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Lockheed L382B Hercules |
2 |
- |
- |
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Douglas DC-3 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
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Curtiss C-46 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
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Pilatus Porter |
- |
13 |
16 |
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Dornier Do28 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
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Beech Baron |
- |
10 |
10 |
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Wren 460 |
- |
1 |
- |
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Twin Pioneer |
3 |
1 |
- |
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Beech H-18 |
- |
1 |
- |
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FH-1100 |
- |
1 |
- |
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SC-7 Skyvan |
- |
- |
1 |
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DHC-6 Twin Otter |
- |
- |
2 |
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Total fleet: |
37 |
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- |
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No fleet inventory has been found for Bird Air or Bird & Sons, Inc. |
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Bird & Sons Inc.: 808 Seaboard Bldg, 4th Ave, Seattle 1, WA [USC1/64]
120 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA [USC1/64, 7/68]
CASI: One East First St., Reno, NV [USC7/68]
Head Office: 7300 World Way West, Los Angeles, CA [USC7/72]
Overseas Offices: Bangkok, Vientiane & Saigon
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reg. |
model |
c/n |
notes |
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N906T |
H-18 |
BA-667 |
CASI, sold as HS-CHP |
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N4***N?
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AT-11 |
? |
sold to William Bird in early 1961,
becoming the first aircraft operated by Bird & Sons, Inc. – possibly N4830N c/n 3330 > XW- PAG (q.v.) |
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N18843 |
H-18 |
BA-750 |
CASI (5/74), sold to Volpar Int'l Corp. |
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XW-PAG |
‘D-18S' |
‘3896' |
DBR by shellfire at Vientiane 1961 (owner TBD) – p.i. given as 42-37331 & N4830N (q.v.) but note c/n, > XW-TBF (2.63)( TBC) |
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N9316Y |
D50C |
DH295 |
Bird > CASI |
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N522C |
95-B55 |
TC-415 |
CASI, crashed 05/01/69 at Ponesa, Nong Khai province, Thailand |
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N1349Z |
95-B55 |
TC-172 |
CASI - fate unknown |
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N4681 |
95-B55 |
TC-309 |
CASI, ground collision at Savannakhet, Laos 18/07/72 (fate?) |
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N7303 |
95-B55 |
TC-236 |
CASI, to HS-PBB |
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N9781Y |
95-A55 |
TC-437 |
CASI, W/O 20/02/67 Na Trang |
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The IDs of additional aircraft are TBD. |
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N6252N |
G-3B-1 |
6666 |
Bird, sold |
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XW-PFG |
UH-1D |
3209 |
Bird (9.67), sold as N47000 (6.74) |
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XW-PFH |
UH-1D |
3210 |
Bird (9.67), sold as N47001(6.74) |
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XW-PFJ |
UH-1D |
3211 |
Bird (10.67), sold as N47004 (2.76) |
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These aircraft were also operated by Air America, Inc. (q.v.) |
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N2959W |
206B |
805 |
Bird, canx. 14/05/79, sold as C-GAHP |
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N6376 |
206B |
729 |
Bird, canx. 07/08/80, sold as VH-SAI |
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N57903 |
206A |
553 |
Bird (7.74), canx. 11/06/79, sold as C-GAHV |
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XW-PHO |
206A |
553 |
Bird (1971) Crash landed 80km from Vientiane, Laos 04/01/72 > N57903 (q.v.) |
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XW-… |
206A |
593 |
Bird (13/05/71) W/O June July, 1971 |
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XW-PKC |
206B |
729 |
Bird (TBC) > N6376 (q.v.) |
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N229 |
480 |
I-066 |
Bird W/O 14/07/62 Laos |
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The Camair 480 is a Ryan Twin Navion converted by Cameron Aircraft Co. |
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XW-PED |
180 |
51962 |
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XW-PFU |
180 |
51863 |
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XW-PKL |
206 |
? |
Bird DBR 24/03/76 |
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N335CA |
C-46R |
27049 |
CASI (7/74), sold to Tri-Nine Corp. |
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N336CA |
C-46R |
30252 (“30249”) |
CASI (7/74), sold to Tri-Nine Corp. 11/03/76 |
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N337CA |
C-46R |
30257 (“30254”) |
CASI (7/74), sold to Tri-Nine Corp. 16/02/76 |
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N1447 |
C-46F |
22561 |
CASI (9.67), canx. 1974, to XW-PMF |
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N4871V |
C-46F |
22410 |
Bird (24/05/63) > CASI (9/65) canx. 1970, lost in SE Asia |
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N4877V |
C-46F |
22442 |
Bird (03/11/61), crashed at Phou Fa (LS 16) 31/08/62. Canx. 1970, destroyed |
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N9473Z |
C-46D |
22293 |
Bird (.60) > CASI (9/65), crashed after engine failure W/O 13/08/67 Phu Cum, Laos |
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N9760Z |
C-46F |
22574 |
Bird (.63) > CASI (9/65) > Tri 9 Corp. DBR in rocket attack W/O 26/08/74 Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
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N67961 |
C-46F |
22512 |
Bird (.64) > CASI (9/65), crashed 1969 |
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XW-EAA |
C-46 |
? |
Bird (prior to 1965) - fate unknown |
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XW-EAB |
C-46 |
? |
Bird (prior to 1965) - fate unknown |
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XW-PBV |
C-46D |
22232 |
Bird (5.64) > CASI > turned over to Royal Air Lao (1974)* Believed DBR 24/03/76 (see also Air America) |
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XW-PBW |
C-46D |
“1887” |
Bird (5.64) W/O 15/10/74* |
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XW-PHL |
C-46R |
27049 |
CASI (29/06/71) canx. 02/07/74 > N335CA (q.v.) |
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XW-PHM |
C-46R |
30252 |
CASI (29/06/71) canx. 02/07/74 > N336CA (q.v.) |
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XW-PHN |
C-46R |
30257 |
CASI (6/71), canx. 03/07/74 > N337CA (q.v.) |
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*Two CASI C-46s were turned over to Royal Air Laos in 1974 and used for rice drops. One crashed into Phou Bia mountain that same October, killing the crew. (2nd possibly XW-PBW, W/O 15/10/74) |
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The last CASI C-46 (possibly N335CA) left Long Tieng with refugees on 14/05/75. |
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XW-PGV |
300 |
266 |
CASI (.72) to N85TC |
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XW-PHF |
300 |
274 |
CASI (3.71) to N86TC |
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XW-PHP |
300 |
280 |
CASI (8.71) to 9V-BCJ |
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XW-PHS |
300 |
285 |
CASI (8.71) to A-060, XW-PKH (q.v.) |
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XW-PKH |
300 |
285 |
CASI (7.72) to 9V-BCL |
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CASI had five DHC-6-300 |
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N1153Q |
B-1 |
3062 |
Bird (6.64) – fate unknown |
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N4222G |
A-1 |
3026 |
Bird (12.61) > CASI (9/65) > XW-PCG (q.v.) |
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N4223G |
A-1 |
3013 |
Bird > CASI (9/65) – fate unknown |
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N4228G |
A-1 |
3046 |
Bird (2.63) > CASI (9/65) > XW-PDB (q.v.) |
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N9180X |
A-1 |
3060 |
CASI (10.65) W/O 06/04/67 |
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N9181X |
B-1 |
3084 |
CASI (7.65) sold as RP-1220 |
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N9182X |
B-1 |
3087 |
CASI (7.65) – fate unknown |
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N9183X |
B-1 |
3086 |
CASI (7.65) W/O 08/04/67 |
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N9184X |
A-1 |
3058 |
CASI (12.65) > XW-PCJ (q.v.) |
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N9185X |
A-1 |
3059 |
CASI (12.65) sold as HS-CHI (8.75) |
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N9186X |
B-1 |
3089 |
CASI (2.66) – fate unknown |
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XW-PBJ |
A-1 |
3021 |
Bird (clashes with Twin Pioneer c/n 564) r/r XW-PKM (q.v.) |
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XW-PCG |
A-1 |
3026 |
Bird? (also used by Air America, see N4222G) – fate unknown |
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XW-PCJ |
A-1 |
3058 |
Bird – fate unknown |
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XW-PCT |
B-1 |
? |
Bird? – no details known |
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XW-PDB |
A-1 |
3046 |
Bird? (also used by Air America) – fate unknown |
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XW-PKM |
A-1 |
3021 |
Bird, sold as N89AC (10.73) |
The following aircraft were registered to Foreign Air Travel Development Inc. but may have been operated by Bird & Sons Inc. in Laos:
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N4224G |
A-1 |
3021 |
Bird (10.61) > CASI > Air America, crashed at LS-13 (Ban Na), repaired, r/r XW-PBJ (q.v.) |
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N4225G |
A-1 |
3029 |
Bird? (1.62) canx. 7.67 > XW-? – fate unknown |
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302 |
? |
? |
CASI |
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B-933 |
C-47A |
13817 |
CASI (02/02/74) sold as N11AF (2.74) |
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N23BA |
C-47A |
9342 |
Bird Air (.75) BU at BKK |
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N55L |
C-47B |
26675 |
CASI, crashed at Phnom Penh 1971 |
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N560 |
C-47A |
10160 |
Bird > CASI r/r XW-PDE (q.v.) > N560 CASI sold as N82AC |
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N620Z |
C-47B |
25234 |
CASI (31/03/67) canx. 1970 – fate unknown |
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N650K |
C-47A |
13174 |
CASI (.65 & 11.75) “50 Kip”, canx. 09/12/76 |
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N719A |
C-47 |
4309 |
CASI (.66) canx. 1970 – fate unknown |
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N1346 |
C-47B |
25678 |
Bird Air (TBC)(leased from Trans New England) but “S E Bird” |
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N4995E |
C-47A |
12039 |
CASI (.67) – fate unknown |
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N7302 |
C-47A |
11971 |
CASI (09/10/68) sold 16/04/79 |