Madden & Playford Aircraft

Operator Identification

April 1956 to December 1959

United States of America

TYPE: Aircraft broker & lessor

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Miami, FL

FORMER NAME: Nil

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Nil

Operator History

Madden & Playford was an aircraft sales, finance and leasing company. It was founded on 19 April 1956 by a Mart A. Madden and Harry R. Playford of St Petersburg, FL. Playford ran several companies offering non-chedules cargo services using Lockheed Lodetars and Douglas DC-3s.

Over the years, Madden & Playford was involved in the purchase, leasing and resale - especially to Latin America - of Lodestars, DC-3s, DC-4s and Commandos.

Madden & Playford was dissolved on 17 December 1959.

Commando Operations

1954* to January 1962*

Dates discrepancy!

Commandos Operated

Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando: N5257V
Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando: N3954C, N74824
Curtiss R5C-1 Commando: N74817, N10424 / N9844F

Last edited: 30/04/2021