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Registration / Serial:N79978
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss-Wright CW-20
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss C-46 Commando (CW-20)
Aircraft Version:Curtiss C-46E Commando
C/n (msn):2936
Operator Titles:Standard Air Lines
City / Airport:New York - La Guardia (KLGA / LGA)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1 May 1948 to 11 July 1949
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:577196Submit Correction
View count: 479
N79978 crashed on approach to Burbank, California, on July 12, 1949 killing 35 of the 48 occupants. The flight had originated at La Guardia the previous day and might be the departure caught in the photo. Standard had bought the aircraft in April 1948 in a War Assets sale and it had amassed only 1515 hours at the time of the accident. Photo by: Hans Groenhoff / Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:N79978
Aircraft Version:Curtiss C-46E Commando
C/n (msn):2936
Operator Titles:Standard Air Lines
City / Airport:New York - La Guardia (KLGA / LGA)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1 May 1948 to 11 July 1949
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:N79978
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss-Wright CW-20
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss C-46 Commando (CW-20)
Aircraft Version:Curtiss C-46E Commando
C/n (msn):2936
Operator Titles:Standard Air Lines
City / Airport:New York - La Guardia (KLGA / LGA)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1 May 1948 to 11 July 1949
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:577196Submit Correction
View count: 479
N79978 crashed on approach to Burbank, California, on July 12, 1949 killing 35 of the 48 occupants. The flight had originated at La Guardia the previous day and might be the departure caught in the photo. Standard had bought the aircraft in April 1948 in a War Assets sale and it had amassed only 1515 hours at the time of the accident. Photo by: Hans Groenhoff / Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:N79978
Aircraft Version:Curtiss C-46E Commando
C/n (msn):2936
Operator Titles:Standard Air Lines
City / Airport:New York - La Guardia (KLGA / LGA)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1 May 1948 to 11 July 1949
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:XB-LIU
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss-Wright CW-20
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss C-46 Commando (CW-20)
Aircraft Version:Curtiss C-46E Commando
C/n (msn):2945
Operator Titles:Federación Regional de Sociedades Cooperativas de la Industria Pesquera Baja California
City / Airport:Ensenada (MMES / ESE)Map
Country:Mexico
Photo Date:1975 to 1979
Photo from:René Buschmann CollectionContact
Photo ID:542205Submit Correction
View count: 491
Titles carried read "Fed. de Coop. Pesq. Baja California F.C.L.", which is an abbreviation of this organisation's full name. The full name is shown on the tail (prefixed by "Transporte Aéreo de la") and roughly means Baja California Regional Federation of Cooperative Societies of the Fishing Industry. It was formed in 1940 and was also known then as FEDECOOP. The aircraft was already wfu at the time of the picture.
Registration / Serial:XB-LIU
Aircraft Version:Curtiss C-46E Commando
C/n (msn):2945
Operator Titles:Federación Regional de Sociedades Cooperativas de la Industria Pesquera Baja California
City / Airport:Ensenada (MMES / ESE)Map
Country:Mexico
Photo Date:1975 to 1979
Photo from:René Buschmann CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:XB-LIU
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss-Wright CW-20
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss C-46 Commando (CW-20)
Aircraft Version:Curtiss C-46E Commando
C/n (msn):2945
Operator Titles:Federación Regional de Sociedades Cooperativas de la Industria Pesquera Baja California
City / Airport:Ensenada (MMES / ESE)Map
Country:Mexico
Photo Date:1975 to 1979
Photo from:René Buschmann CollectionContact
Photo ID:542205Submit Correction
View count: 491
Titles carried read "Fed. de Coop. Pesq. Baja California F.C.L.", which is an abbreviation of this organisation's full name. The full name is shown on the tail (prefixed by "Transporte Aéreo de la") and roughly means Baja California Regional Federation of Cooperative Societies of the Fishing Industry. It was formed in 1940 and was also known then as FEDECOOP. The aircraft was already wfu at the time of the picture.
Registration / Serial:XB-LIU
Aircraft Version:Curtiss C-46E Commando
C/n (msn):2945
Operator Titles:Federación Regional de Sociedades Cooperativas de la Industria Pesquera Baja California
City / Airport:Ensenada (MMES / ESE)Map
Country:Mexico
Photo Date:1975 to 1979
Photo from:René Buschmann CollectionContact