SE-CFD, Curtiss Super 46C Commando

[Sven-Erik Jönsson]

SE-CFD
Typ: Curtiss Super 46C Commando
c/n: 26713
Tillverkad år 1944

Fd 42-3580 (USAAF C-46A-35-CU), Bu.39526 (USMC R5C-1), N4096A
Registrerad 1958-04-22 Transair Sweden AB, Stockholm (levererad 1958-04-27/30 Miami-Bromma)
1960-03-31 Transair Sweden AB, Malmö
Haveri 1960-11-17 Southend, England, skadat vid landning, rep. Venedig
1962-08-12 Utlånat till FN/Congo, vit
1963-06-29 Lämnade Leo, anl. Malmö 63-07- åter Leo 63-11-29 nu uthyrt till Congos regering, Transair Congo-målning
1964-06-01 Lämnade Leo, anl. Malmö 64-06-05 efter kontraktsslut
Innehavare 1965-08-12 Torair AB, Göteborg
1966-12 Fairline Ltd AB, Malmö
Avreg 1967-12-18 Sålt till Congo, reg 9Q-CRP, (levererad 1968-01-23)

Transairs Curtiss C-46, SE-CFD, 1960-1962

SE-CFD tillhörande Fairline Ltd, på Bulltofta 1967

[Paul R Compton]

SE-CFD enligt min DB

SE-CFD
Curtiss Super 46C Commando
C/n 26713
YoM 1943
Ex 42-3580 (USAAF, C-46A-35-CU)>Bu39526 (USMC, R5C-1)>N4096A (Canx 19580318)
19570219 Res Transair Sweden AB, Stockholm (without c/n)
19580207 BofS L B Smith Aircraft Corp, Miami, FL/Transair AB, Stockholm
19580401 Appl for reg Transair Sweden AB, Stockholm
19580403 Ir CofR #6/58 Transair Sweden AB, Stockholm
19580403 Temp CofA tom 19580703
19580404 US Export CofA #E-37249
19580422 Reg CofR #1203 Transair Sweden AB, Stockholm
19580430 Temp CofA until 19580414
19580508 Temp CofA until 19580808
19580801 Accident, Rhodos Airport, heavy landing, inflygning för landning varvid fpl tog mark omedelbart före landningsbanans början, Fpl erhöll skador på V landningsstället och i mittvingen
19580903 Planläggningstillståndt (rescinded 19660823)
19580908 Temp CofA until 19581229
19581223 Temp CofA until 19590329
19590206 CofA #1319/98
19590326 Tft 3003-0415 awaiting inspection
19600410 Incident, Hamburg/Fuhlsbüttel Airport, cylinder head broken, engine replaced
19601117 Accident, Southend, England, overran r/w and impacted earth embankment, damage to engine, prop, LH gear and stab (TAT 8215) repaired by Aeronavali s.p.a., Venezia/Lido
19610519 Incident, Amsterdam Airport, whilst routing København-Amsterdam, experienced engine probs caused by loss of exhaust valve and metal contamination in oil filter, engine replaced
19620812 Leased to UN for ops in Congo
196311xx Leased until 19640601 to Congolese Governmental Authority (Transair Congo c/s)
19640309 Temp PtF 0401-14
19640331 CofA lapsed until 0407
19650812 same,Op: Torair AB, Göteborg (19650729)
19651005 same, Op: Torair AB, Göteborg (Hedlunds Pappersindustri, Göteborg) (name change)
19660331 CofA lapsed until 0402
19660401 Temp PtF0402-0403 workshop test flights
19660823 Plt (rescinded 19671220)
19661118 Export CofA to Denmark (with SE-CFA) for onward sale abroad
19661206 Transair Sweden AB, Malmö (Address change), Op: Fairline Ltd AB, Malmö
19670321 Incident, Malmö/Bulltofta Airport, LH wing flaps backed into by LFV towing truck
19670331 Swedish CofA expired
19670428 Fairline Ltd AB i konkurs
19671218 Canx sold Congo 9Q-CRP
19680109 Temp PtF 0119-23 test flight as “SE-CFD/9Q-CRP”
19680122 Swedish Export CofA #176/1968 to Democratic Republic of Congo

Reference credits: Riksarkivet, LFV & TS

[Sven-Erik Jönsson]

I Tor-Air's färger

SE-CFD på Torslanda den 1966-07-10. Foto: Lars Erik Ingerlo