Oman-Farnsworth-Wright

  Unknown dates

  United States of America

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TYPE: Non-aviation private company

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Nashville, TN

OTHER NAMES: Oman-Farnsworth-Wright, OFW

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Nil

Oman-Farnsworth-Wright (OFW) was a joint-venture between Oman Construction Company of Nashville, TN, R. P. Farnsworth of New Orleans, LA and Wright Contracting Company of Columbus, GA.

During the 1950's and 1960's, the US government was applying a policy of containment toward the Communist influence in certain regions of the world. The US Army Corps of Engineers was participating in this by building military infrastructure in friendly countries such as Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Pakistan. OFW became one of the Corps majors contractors, and was awarded several contracts in the Middle East for such projects. These included the constuction of airports in West Pakistan (1956), and the building of the Dhahran Air Terminal (May 1959 to September 1961) and of the Riyadh Royal Saudi Air Force Training School (June 1960 to September 1962) in Saudi Arabia.

March 1959 to April 1955

Oman-Farnsworth-Wright used a single Commando as corporate shuttle for their Middle-East operations. That aircraft flew mainly between OFW's regional headquarters in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan and the countries where the company did its business, like Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan.

Smith Super 46C Commando: N4086A