California Central
Airlines Curtiss C-46 N9515C (c/n
147)
CCA leased this C-46A-55-CK (ex
43-47076) in 1958 from Trans Global Airlines. C-46s on the
whole did not find favor with either the airlines
(or the FAA) for scheduled passenger operations, but,
although this aircraft had been operated by AAXICO
as a freighter (as N7764B) I suspect that CCA
did operate it on passenger
services. Bill Larkins saw it at Long Beach (below) in August
1957 with
"Super C" on the forward
fuselage, sans tail titling. Striking paint job, yes?