ASA Internatiional Airlines  Martin 4-0-4   N455A                     (c/n  14146)

                                 

                                      ASA International Airlines began as Aerovias Sud Americana Inc (even though it was incorporated
                                      in Miami) in 1952.   This was changed, or Americanized, to ASA International the next year.
                                      It began with, like most non-skeds, C-46s and C-54s. As it grew it added DC-6, DC-7, L-1049
                                      and Martin 4-0-4s to its fleet.  One of the latter was N455A, a former Eastern Air Lines machine
                                      acquired by ASA in 1961.  It was not operated long and was sold the following year to Pacific Air
                                      Lines.  My shot above was taken at Long Beach when it was being readied for Pacific.   It eventually
                                      wound up in Bolivia as CP-1917.