Aircraft Photo of XB-LIU | Curtiss C-46E Commando | Federación Regional de Sociedades Cooperativas de la Industria Pesquera Baja California | AirHistory.net #542205
Aircraft
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
Location
City / Airport:EnsenadaMap
Country:Mexico
Airport Codes:ICAO: MMES   IATA: ESE   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1975 to 1979
Photo from:René Buschmann Collection
Photo ID: 542205
Photo Comment

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.

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