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NATS (Nationwide Air Transport Service)

Operator Identification

  1945 to January 1951

  United States of America

TYPE: Non-scheduled airline

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Miami, FL

FORMER NAME: Nil

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Resort Airlines (merger)

Nats nationwide air transport service

Operator History

NATS was founded by R. Paul Weesner in 1945, and started operations in February 1946. It had contracts with the US Department of Agriculture to fly workers from the Caribbeans to the USA. It was also used by the US Immigration & Naturalization Service to fly deportees back to Latin American countries. NATS was acquired by Resort Airlines in 1951.

Commando Operations

1946* to August 1951*

Commandos Operated

  • Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando: N79094
  • Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando: N79096 / AN-FAX
  • Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando: N79053
  • Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando: N3930C
  • Curtiss C-46A-60-CS Commando: N79093
  • Curtiss R5C-1 Commando: N79095

Last edited: 28/10/2022