| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N74173 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss-Wright CW-20 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss C-46 Commando (CW-20) |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss C-46A Commando |
| C/n (msn): | 289 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Las Cruces - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | New Mexico, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLRU IATA: LRU Local: LRU Other: - |
| Photo Date: | October 1991 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Photo ID: | 519864 |
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K25 slide scan. Built 1945 as msn 22487 44-78664 for USAAF. Operated by Pan American on lease as N74173 from 1948 to 1953. From 1954 Slick, Aaxico, Capitol, Zantop, Ralco. Rich International 1970. Rebuilt in 1975 as composite aircraft incorporating msn 289 and msn 22487 taking on identity of the former. Active with Rich until 1983, thereafter stored Miami. Southwest Aviation 1989, ferried to las Cruces, NM and stored. Acquired by Yanks Air Museum 2000 and flown to Chino, CA. Still unrestored in faded Rich colours 2018. This photo is copyright © Michael Roeser, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 November 2022, and has since been viewed 132 times. |