CNAC Aircraft

Aircraft C.N.A.C. used.

Aircraft	Tail #	Maker #	Service Start	Service End	Notes
Beech D17R	37	Unknown	01 Jan 1939		Ex CAF
Consolidated Commodore Model 16-1	35	9	01 Jan 1938	16 Sep 1940	Ex US 665M
Consolidated Commodore Model 16-1	34	7	01 Jan 1938	01 Feb 1939	Ex US 663M. Damaged 2/1/39
Curtiss T-32 Condor II	F1	Unknown	01 Jan 1940	08 Dec 1941	Freight-only aircraft
Curtiss T-32 Condor II	F5	Unknown	01 Jan 1940	08 Dec 1941	Freight-only aircraft
Curtiss T-32 Condor II	F4	Unknown	01 Jan 1940	09 Dec 1941	Freight-only aircraft
Curtiss T-32 Condor II	F3	Unknown	01 Jan 1940	10 Dec 1941	Freight-only aircraft
Curtiss T-32 Condor II	F2	Unknown	01 Jan 1940	12 Oct 1941	Freight-only aircraft
Douglas C-47	65	6037	10 Jan 1943	19 Jan 1943
Douglas C-47	61	4729	26 Nov 1942	23 Oct 1943	Crash over Dinjan
Douglas C-47	69	6222	04 Mar 1943	06 Oct 1943
Douglas C-47	66	6150	10 Feb 1943
Douglas C-47	64	6035	06 Jan 1943
Douglas C-47	72	9110	17 Apr 1943	13 Oct 1943
Douglas C-47	71	9013	10 Apr 1943	16 Jun 1944
Douglas C-47	70	9014	30 Mar 1943	14 Jan 1945
Douglas C-47	62	4730	02 Dec 1942
Douglas C-47	63	6034	05 Jan 1943	19 Nov 1943
Douglas C-47	68	6221	04 Mar 1943
Douglas C-47	73	9109	20 Apr 1943	01 Aug 1944	Crash hill Kunming to Dinjan
Douglas C-47	60	4681	18 Oct 1942	17 Nov 1942
Douglas C-47	74	9291	25 Jun 1943	01 Jun 1945
Douglas C-47	67	6151	21 Feb 1943	01 Dec 1949
Douglas DC-2	32	1568	24 Jun 1937	24 Aug 1938	Delayed entry to service by wing damage in transit. After being shot down, salvaged and so extensively rebuilt it became 39
Douglas DC-2	39	1568	01 Jan 1939	29 Oct 1940	EX CNAC #32, Started Service in Late 1939
Douglas DC-2	24	1369	01 Apr 1935	08 Dec 1941	Ex Pan Am, NC14297
Douglas DC-2	28	1600	28 Jun 1936	25 Dec 1936
Douglas DC-2	26	1302	01 Oct 1935	08 Dec 1941	Ex Pan Am, NC14269
Douglas DC-2	40	1586	15 May 1939	12 Feb 1941	Ex NC16048
Douglas DC-2	31	1567	01 Jul 1937	14 Mar 1942	Made 05/1937
Douglas DC-3	41	2135	17 Nov 1939	01 Dec 1949	To XY-BTA 5/43, to N8360C 12/49 CAT?
Douglas DC-3	46	Unknown	01 Jan 1941		Start Date is a guess with no sourcing based on tail number. French, DC 2&1/2
Douglas DC-3	47	2261	01 Jul 1941		Irish, Mac had @ Rangoon 12/8/41
Douglas DC-53	48	4852	26 Feb 1942	11 Aug 1943
Douglas DC-53	50	4871	04 Dec 1942	01 Dec 1949	Still extant!
Douglas DC-53	52	4902	19 May 1942	10 Oct 1942
Douglas DC-53	51	4879	12 May 1942	24 Mar 1944
Douglas DC-53	56	4881	09 Jun 1942	12 Dec 1944
Douglas DC-53	59	7406	07 Oct 1942	19 Nov 1943
Douglas DC-53	53	4904	25 May 1942	11 Mar 1943
Douglas DC-53	49	4853	26 Feb 1942	13 Mar 1943
Douglas DC-53	54	4927	28 May 1942	01 Dec 1949
Douglas DC-53	55	4929	04 Jun 1942	01 Dec 1949
Douglas DC-53	57	4883	12 Jun 1942	18 Feb 1944
Douglas DC-53	58	7407	18 Sep 1942	07 Apr 1943
Douglas Dolphin 129	22	1349	01 Oct 1934	01 Aug 1937	NC 14240, Bought 1934, first flight 10/1/34, but which? One is named "Fukein."
Douglas Dolphin 129	21	1348	01 Oct 1934	01 Aug 1937	NC 14239, Bought 1934, first flight 10/1/34, but which? One is named "Fukein." Matched E.M. Allison with photo of plane based on front right side from other pictures showing the NC registry number. "When Royal arrived at Lungwha Field, Japanese planes were strafing and bobbing the runways, which looked like a slice of Swiss Cheese. Two CNAC Douglas Dolphin amphibians moored in the Whangpoo River had been sunk." - Forgotten Aviator: The Adventures of Royal Leonard
Ford 5-AT-D Trimotor	27	101	23 Oct 1935	20 Jan 1941	New by Pan Am, cn 15551 no NC#, ordered 7/35 Crash Details (Crash of a Ford 5 Naer JI'AN: 5 Killed) Date & Time: Jan 20, 1941 - Flight Type: Scheduled Revenue Flight Survivors: Yes Site: Mountains Location: Ji'an Jiangxi - Country: China Crew on board: 4 - Crew fatalities: 3 Pax on board: 2 -Pax fatalities: 2 - Other fatalities: 0 - Total fatalities: 5 Circumstances: En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. As the visibility was low, the three engine aircraft hit a mountain peak located in the region of Ji'an. A crew member was rescued while all five other occupants were killed.
Ford 5-AT-D Trimotor	25	116	12 Aug 1935	31 Mar 1936	From Pan Am used, last two made, CN 9659. 8/12/35, arr < july, 35 A. Crew was performing a cargo flight from Hankow (now Wuhan) to Shanghai. En route, an engine fired. Crew decided to divert to Nankin Airport but on approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed in flames near the Hsiakwan River. Both pilots were slightly injured while the aircraft was destroyed by post crash fire.
Ford 5-AT-D Trimotor	23	115	01 Mar 1935	03 Mar 1936	From Pan Am used, last two made, CN9658. Ordered? 2/3/35 L, arrived Mar 35 A
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