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Lao Air Lines

1968-1973

Lao airlines operating in the early 1970s. Royal Air Lao acquired and absorbed assets in 1973.


Abbreviations: a/c - aircraft; BEA - British European Airways; c/n - construction number;  NZNAC - New Zealand National Air Carrier;   ufo - ultimate fate obscure/current state unknown; w/o - write off (aircraft crashed or damaged beyond repair).

Registration Codes (initial 1 or 2 characters):  G - United Kingdom. ZK- New Zealand. ZY - New Zealand. XW - Lao.  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 - Douglas DC-3

A/C Type
c/n
Origin
Company
Registration
From
To
Fate
Remarks
Source
 Douglas
C-47
 
  
Lao Air Lines
 
 
 Dec 
1971
w/o at Moung Sai,
Laos 21 Dec 1971 
 
A34
 Douglas
C-47B-DK
 14561
26006
 New Zealand
NZNAC
ZY-AYK 
 Mar
1951
 Oct
1969
 to XW-TDO
 43-48745. converted to DC-3-C Skyliner
Nov 1963
A34, A37,
A38, A138
Douglas
DC-3-C
14561
26006
from ZY-AYK
Lao Air Lines
XW-TDO
 Oct
1969
Jun
1970
w/o 29 Jun 1970
  
A34, A138
Douglas
C-47A-DK
14563
26008
New Zealand
NZNAC
ZY-AYL
 Mar
1951
May
1968
to XW-TDH
43-48747. converted to DC-3-C Skyliner 
May 1964
A34, A37, 
A38, A138
Douglas
DC-3-C
14563
26008
from ZY-AYL
Lao Air Lines
XW-TDH
 May
1968
1973
absorbed into 
Royal Air Lao
  
A34, A138
Douglas
C-47B-DK
15700
27145
New Zealand
NZNAC
ZY-AOJ
 Jun
1947
 Apr
1968
to XW-TDI
43-49884. converted to DC-3-C Skyliner 
Apr 1964
A34, A37,
A38, A138
Douglas
DC-3-C
15700
27145
from ZY-AOJ
Lao Air Lines
XW-TDI
 Oct
1968
Jun
1971
w/o at Ban Houei Sai, Laos 30 Jun 1971
  
A34, A138

Douglas C-50 - Douglas DC-3

A/C Type
c/n
Origin
Company
Registration
From
To
Fate
Remarks
Source
Douglas
C-50-DO
4119
New Zealand
  
ZK-BKE
    
to XW-TDD 
ex-NC3356, 
impressed to 41-7697
A34, A35
Douglas
C-50-DO
4119
from ZK-BKE
Lao Air Lines
XW-TDD
  
1973
absorbed into 
Royal Air Lao
  
A34, A36

Vickers Viscount

A/C Type
c/n
Origin
Company
Registration
From
To
Fate
Remarks
Source
Vickers 
Viscount 806
 396
UK 
BEA 
G-APKF 
 
 
to XW-TDN 
 
A15, A19, 
A34 
Vickers
Viscount 806
396 
from G-APKF 
Lao Air Lines 
XW-TDN 
 
1973 
absorbed into
Royal Air Lao
 
A15, A34 

 

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Created May 2003. Revised June 2003
Copyright Thomas E. Lee 2003; 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.