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Air Outre-Mer
includes CATI-Compangnie Aerienne de Transports Indochinois and
CATC-Compangie de Transport Aerien et de Commerce
CATI - Hanoi 1950-1953
Air Outre-Mer & CATC - Hanoi/Casablanca 1953-1955

Created by Roger Colin in 1948; Went public as CATI in 1950 and operated as such from Hanoi between 1950-1953. Operated as CATC and Air Outre-Mer 1953-1955. 40% of fleet destroyed during First Indochina War. Remaining air assets sold off to European and African buyers in 1955. Focus here is on Laos-associated aircraft.


Abbreviations: a/c - aircraft; c/n - construction number;  r/n - registration number;  ufo - ultimate fate obscure/current state unknown;

Registration Codes (initial 1 or 2 characters): F - France. VR - Australia, Numeric in Remarks is the USAAF serial number.

Blank fields indicate data not known or available; Sources: See source file.
 
 


Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota

A/C Type
c/n
Origin
Company
Registration
From
To
Fate
Remarks
Source
Douglas
C-47A-DK
12793
Australia
Cathay Pacific 
Airline
VR-HEN
    
to Air Outre-Mer
42-92937
A117
Douglas
C-47A-DK
12793
from Cathay Pacific Airlines
Air Outre-Mer
F-OAHY
  
 Feb 1954
w/o 13 Feb 1954
w/o due to shelling at Muong Sai, Laos
A117
Douglas
C-47B-Dk
14815/26260
from Royal Air Force
CATI/Air Outre-Mer
F-BEIO
1950-
1953
Sep 1954
w/o 4 Sep 1954
43-48999
enroute Seno, Laos and Hanoi Gialam
A117
Douglas 
C-47B-15-DK
15284/26729
 Ireland
Aer Lingus
EL-ADX
 . .
to Air Outre-Mer
43-49468
A75-432
Douglas 
C-47B-15-DK
 15284/26729
from Aer Lingus
Air Outre-Mer
F-OAFR
 .
Feb 1953
w/o 3 Feb 1953
Destroyed by shelling at Muong Sai, 18 killed
A75-432

 

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Created September 2002, Updated 16 May 2007
Copyright Thomas E. Lee 2002-2007; All Rights Reserved; This file uses copyright materials. Not for commercial use of any kind. Copyright Air Transport Data Base information used with permission of Alexandre Avrane. See http://aerotransport.fr.st. USAAF/USAF/BuNo Serials used with permission of Joe Baugher. Martin Best information used with permission of Martin Best.