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Ortner Air Service

Operator Identification

  1946 to 1976*

  United States of America

TYPE: Non-scheduled airline

IATA/ICAO CODES: -- / ---

HEADQUARTERS: Wakeman, OH

FORMER NAME: Nil

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Nil

Operator History

Otner Air Service seems to have operated non-scheduled services with a fleet of Beech 18s, Douglas DC3s & DC6s, and Commandos. Some of the Commandos were actually owned by the Quanama West Indies Corporation, which seems to have been closely linked to Ortner. Other aircraft used for the carriage of automotive parts out of Detroit Willow Run, MI were leased from the Plymouth Leasing Corporation.

Commando Operations

September 1970* to January 1975*

Commandos Operated

  • Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando: (42-96654) (wreck)
  • Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando: N5131B
  • Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando: N609SE
  • Curtiss R5C-1 Commando: N10426

Last edited: 08/03/2024