Rolando Canedo founded Lineas Aereas Canedo to fly charters in Bolivia, with this C-46 and this restored C-117D, seen here stored at Cochabamba in 2013, after plans seemed to have paused.

Rolando Canedo founded Lineas Aereas Canedo to fly charters in Bolivia, with this C-46 and restored C-117D. It is seen here stored at Cochabamba in 2013, after plans seemed to have paused.

First flown in November 1954 as N8453H and delivered to the USAF as 54-2820 in February 1955. Stored as Davis Monthan in February 1998, registered briefly as N43895 in July 1992 before onward sale, the same month, to Bolivia. Leased briefly to Caribbean Flights of Venezuela as YV-914C from July 1996 to June 1997. Sold to Rovos Air as ZS-ARV in August 2001 and flew with them until they ceased operations in 2009. Acquired by HARS in 2015, ferried to Australia in August 2016 and registered as VH-TAA in November 2016

became ZS-BRV with Rovos Air. To be restored into Swissair livery, but crashed October 2018 near Wonderboom airport on a test flight - photographer unknown

standing ready

Even a new coat of paint couldn't turn the luck - the dream of passenger flights in a C-46 wouldn't become true for LAC

Headed by Bolivian aviation legend Rolando Canedo, Lineas Aereas Canedo restored this C-46 to an immaculate standard. Fitted out in passenger configuration with 32 hand stitched leather seats, the company planned to fly the aircraft alongside their equally immaculate C-117D on charters in Bolivia. Unfortunately circumstances brought about largely by a downturn in the Bolivian economy meant the aircraft was seldom flown. Sadly, Rolando passed away in 2019 but both the C-46 and C-117 survive at Cochabamba.

Built as c/n 12979 for the USAAF as 42-93104. Converted to R-4D with a new c/n 43365. and allocated Bu17190 with the US Navy. Withdrawn and stored at Davis Monthan August 1976 - May 1983 when sold to Hawkins And Powers as N4504W. Registered as HI-545CT in 1987 and operated for TRADO until returned to the US as N545CT in the late 1990s. Bought by Lineas Aereas Canedo in 2002, immaculately restored by them and converted to passenger configuration at Cochabamba over one and a half years and at a cost of around $300,000 dollars. Seen flying from Cochabamba

One of a pair of ex USAF Convairs operated by Lineas Aereas Canedo between 1992 and 1997 when both were sold to Rovos Air in South Africa. In 2018 the aircraft was sold and prepared for delivery to the Aviodrome in Holland but crashed on its first check flight on 10th July 2018 prior to delivery.