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Isn't there an Air America museum or outfit. Perhaps they might be interested in picking up this gooney.

Here is a neat google satellite of the two birds for sale. They are in the NE corner of the field tip to tip.

Since about the mid-seventies a lot material has been published about aircraft that were said to have been operated by Air America, but that were never operated by Air America. Another type of misinformation came into being by not distinguishing between CAT and Air America. As to C-47 MSN 13399, former 42-93482, it was indeed XT-823 and then B-823 between 1947 and 1954/5, and during that period it belonged to Civil Air Transport. Then it became N6634C (I don't know when exactly or with whom), and in November 55, it became CF-MCC with Maritime Central Airlines. Four more Canadian operators of that aircraft are known, until it became N14646 of Trans New England Airlines in November 73. It seems that it was first based at Brownsville TX in October 79 with JLR Air Transport, with more US owners to follow. As you can see, the aircraft was never with Air America, as Civil Air Transport adopted that name only in March 59, when the aircraft was already flying in Canada. As not enough reliable documents about the Company's period as CAT are available, my files do not list CAT aircraft, but only the aircraft that were flown after March 59, that is after CAT Inc had been renamed Air America.

Best wishes from Germany,

Dr. Joe Leeker