Tradewinds Cargo Inc.

Operator Identification

1966* to 1969*

United States of America

TYPE: Unknown

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Hialeah, FL

FORMER NAME: Nil

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Nil

Operator History

Probably not the operator of a fleet of Boeing 707 and 747 freighters, which was founded later. Tradewinds Cargo was most likely a CIA front company through which airplanes bound for Operation Oak Tree in India transited.

Commando Operations

August 1966 to August 1969

Eleven Commandos taken from the USAF surplus at Davis-Monthan AFB and sent to India by the CIA transited through Tradewinds.

Commandos Operated

Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando: N51657, N52331, N53921, N54773, N56317, N57369, N59346, N60576
Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando: N62388, N63335
Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando: N64859

Last edited: 16/01/2024