Xray Whisky (XW) was the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) aircraft registration code for the Kingdom of Laos from the 1950s to the mid 1970s. It was used primarily for aircraft registered and operating in Laos. It was also used for aircraft operating out of Cambodia in the mid-1970s.
Re-registerations are noted when known.
Abbreviations: a/c = aircraft. AAM= Air America. B&S= Bird & Sons. CASI= Continental Air Services, Inc. c/n= construction number. cie=Compagnie (company in French). cnx=cancelled. dbr=damaged beyond repair. lsf=leased from. lst=leased to. temp=temporary. ufo= fate obscure or unknown. USAID=United States Agency for International Development. w/o= write off.
Aircraft Registration Codes: B=Nationalist China (Taiwan), F=France, HS=Thailand, N-United States, RP=Philippines, XU=Cambodia, XW=Laos.
This is a work in progress
As of 10 October 2007
Early Sequence Registrations
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Curtiss C-46D | 22232 | Bird & Sons, Air America | Sold to USAID Laos March 1963 and operated by B&S and AAM. Sold to Royal Lao Government May 1964 and lst to B&S. Reregistered to XW-PBV |
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Curtiss C-46D | 33451 | Bird & Sons, Air America | Sold to USAID Laos March 1963 and operated by B&S and AAM. Sold to Royal Lao Government May 1964 and lst to B&S. Reregistered to XW-PBW. Carried Erawan marking on fuselage. |
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Air America (lsf VIAT)
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XW-PG_
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CASI Xieng Khouang Air Transport |
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Phnom Penh (PNH) |
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Created 22 February 2003. Copyright 2003-2007 Thomas E. Lee. All Rights Reserved. This file has been derived from multiple sources, some of which are copyright. Not for commerical use of any kind. PC-6 data used with permission of Markus Herzig. See http://www.pc-6.com. Air Transport Data Base data used with permission of Alexandre Avrane. See http://aerotransport.fr.st. Martin Best research data used with permission of Martin Best. Dr Leeker data used with permission of University of Texas, Dallas.