Aircraft Photo of N8875 | Riddle C-46R Commando Super 46C | Air Haiti

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	N8875
Aircraft Original Type:	Curtiss-Wright CW-20
Aircraft Generic Type:	Curtiss C-46 Commando (CW-20)
Aircraft Version:	Riddle C-46R Commando Super 46C
Manufacturers:	Curtiss / Riddle
C/n (msn):	22501
Operator Titles:	Air Haiti

Location
City / Airport:	Miami - InternationalMap
Region / Country:	Florida, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: KMIA IATA: MIA Local: MIA Other: -

Photo Date:	November 1978
Photo from:	Michael Roeser Collection
Photo ID:	642917

Photo Comment
Photographer: Al Rodriguez. K25 slide scan. Delivered 1945 as C-46F 44-78678. Biscayne Aircaft N5617V 1949, Flying Tiger Line, Riddle Airlines. Converted to Super C-46 for Canadian Pacific as CF-CZK 1955, Carolina Aircraft Corp N355K 1963, operating from Miami as Airstar from 1966, cancelled 1970. Rebuilt 1976 as N8875 and leased to Air Haiti, NEBA CP-1616 1980. Skidded off runway Trinidad 5 December 1988 and damaged beyond repair, noted derelict 2008. Originally built as C-46A 42-107368 msn 27055. A complete rebuild in 1976 used major components from msn 22501 taking on this identity in 1976. This photo was added on 16 January 2024, and has since been viewed 153 times.

Photo Comment

Photographer: Al Rodriguez. K25 slide scan. Delivered 1945 as C-46F 44-78678. Biscayne Aircaft N5617V 1949, Flying Tiger Line, Riddle Airlines. Converted to Super C-46 for Canadian Pacific as CF-CZK 1955, Carolina Aircraft Corp N355K 1963, operating from Miami as Airstar from 1966, cancelled 1970. Rebuilt 1976 as N8875 and leased to Air Haiti, NEBA CP-1616 1980. Skidded off runway Trinidad 5 December 1988 and damaged beyond repair, noted derelict 2008. Originally built as C-46A 42-107368 msn 27055. A complete rebuild in 1976 used major components from msn 22501 taking on this identity in 1976.

This photo was added on 16 January 2024, and has since been viewed 153 times.

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