Unknown Private Individuals
Some Commandos operators are labelled as private, and the name of the private owner or operator mentioned below. However, apart from their name, nothing is known about them. Any information on these private individuals is welcome, as it could cast an interesting shadow on the whereabout of the Commandos they owned:
Name | Location | Commandos owned | From | To | Notes |
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Roque R. ABLAN Jr. | Philippines | N1463C | November 1973 | 1977 | A prominent Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives. |
Chester A. ABNEY | USA | N9844F | July 1957 | July 1957 | Purchased from Southern Cross and sold to Madden & Playford |
Juan ADORISIO SANCHEZ | Uruguay | CX-AYI | 1961 | January 1962 | Also spelled NASCHEZ. Purchased from AAXICO and crashed. |
Pedro Maio ARAUJO | Brazil | PP-ITI | August 1963 | December 1963 | Wreck purchased from TAS, sale cancelled |
Jose A. BAEZ | USA | N9902F | July 1979 | November 1979 | Sold to Bruno A. RAFAEL |
Barbara BARNES | USA | N355BY | February 1977 | February 1977 | Purchased from Lease Company General and sold to Bush Aviation |
Lizardo BARRANCOS | Bolivia | CP-855 | 1970 | 1972 | Owner of Empresa Industria Ganadera and/or Frigorifico Santa Ana? |
A. J. BLACKMAN | Los Angeles, CA | N2074A | Early 1964 | 1966 | Sold to Intersouth Inc. |
Donald BURNETT | USA | N74689 | ca 1960 | 1973 | Leased in Alaska to Wien and others |
Napoleon CALLE | Bolivia | CP-855 | 1972 | June 1972 | Owner of Frigorifico Santa Rita? |
Amin CANAAN | Dominican Republic | HI-189 | 1978 | August 1979 | Purchased from Aeromar and destroyed by hurricane. |
Ed CANTRELL | Hammond, NY | N9890Z | July 1971 | December 1971 | Purchased from Carolina and repossessed by a bank |
Jorge CARNICERO | Washington, DC | N9515C | November 1958 | December 1958 | Probably involved in TSA (Transcontinental SA) of Argentina |
Jose Maria CARRERA SAAVEDRA | Buenos Aires, Argentina | LV-JMC | January 1960 | December 1965 | Owner & founder of ACTA (Aerolineas Carreras Transportes Aereos) |
Leon CLEAVER | Norwalk, OH | (42-96654) | March 1978 | 2012 | Owned the cockpit section, later sold to Project Warbird Museum |
M. R. COLE | USA | N7764B | November 1956 | January 1957 | Co-owned with L. J. LEDERER |
Daniel T. COOLEY | Singapore | N335CA, N336CA | September 1977 | November 1978 | Probably the owner of Kris Air |
Wayne CRAFT | Jackson, MS | N54510 | October 1977 | May 1982 | From JASDF, sold to Fred Patterson III and loaned to the Castle Air Museum of Atwater, CA |
N54511 | Unknown date | From JASDF, abandoned in Guam during ferry out of Japan | |||
N54512 | June 1978 | From JASDF, then leased to OASIS in the Philippines | |||
N54513 | Unknown date | ||||
H. CRAWFORD | USA | N79917 | August 1950 | June 1951 | Co-purchased with W. G. Spillman, from Wien Alaska & sold to Don Cardiff |
Jose Rolando DA SILVA BARBOSA | Brazil | PP-VCE | October 1978 | October 1978 | Purchased from ASL Arruda & donated to Museu Eduardo Matarazzo |
Arthur V. DAVIS | USA | N75338 | May 1955 | November 1955 | A wealthy investor who took a majority stake in Riddle in March 1955 |
N75335 | November 1955 | November 1955 | |||
N75336 | November 1955 | November 1955 | |||
Harold DAVIS | USA | N4198A | September 1958 | At least 1965 | Purchased from Arkia, sale attempt to Mexico |
Remo DE PAOLI | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | PP-ITI | July 1959 | June 1960 | Local architect, gold and diamond digger in Minas Gerais. Airline owner too? |
PP-ITH | July 1959 | July 1959 | Purchased from TAN & sold to TAS | ||
PP-ITE | July 1959 | July 1959 | Purchased from TAN & sold to TAS | ||
Douglas S. DULY | Burbank, CA | N4163A | October 1961 | August 1962 | Purchased from L. B. Smith, sold to Aerovias Bolivianas Transandinas |
Martin E. ELLSWORTH | Vermilion, OH | N10426 | January 1975 | August 1975 | Purchased from Ortner Air Service and sold to Active Air Inc.. |
N609SE | January 1975 | June 1975 | Purchased from Ortner Air Service and sold to CASAIR. | ||
Osvaldo ESCOLA | Argentina | LV-GJS | November 1967 | 1968 | Purchased from Austral, probably for scrap, and broken up. |
L. M. FARRAR | USA | N5160V | January 1958 | 1960 | Purchased from Davis-Monthan & sold to Carolina Aircraft Corp. |
A. H. FRANCO | Panama | HP-352 | Unknown date | Unknown date | Purchased from Luis E. LOPEZ, fate unknown |
Jose Francisco Iwao FUJIWARA | Brazil | PT-AYA | October 1966 | July 1968 | Co-owned with Washington HATANAKA |
Mario P. "Milo" GAFFI | Fairbanks, AK | N74689 | December 1964 | August 1965 | A Wien Alaska Airlines Captain, leased from Donald BURNETT, subleased to M & F Corp. |
Pedro A. GARCIA | Miami, FL | N9890Z | April 1979 | Unknown date | |
Ricardo Roberto GRILLO | Argentina | LV-FTR | December 1972 | February 1979 | Attempted to start an airline in Uruguay with this Commando |
Fernando GUILARTE | Bolivia | CB-45 | 1950 | 1954 | Owner of Aerolineas CAMBA or Frigorifico Cooperativo Los Andes? |
Jack B. HARDWICK | USA | N68737 | 1950 | 1950 | Purchased from RFC & sold to Riddle |
Washington HATANAKA | Brazil | PT-AYA | April 1966 | July 1968 | Co-owned with Victor MANIERO & Jose FUJIWARA |
O. R. HAYES | Coral Gables, FL | (44-77814) | April 1950 | April 1950 | Purchased from Transporte Aereo Transandino and sold to AAXICO |
Irving Leslie JONES Jr | USA | N75338 | May 1955 | May 1955 | Closely related to SALA Aircraft Sales |
N75335 | April 1955 | November 1955 | |||
N75336 | April 1955 | November 1955 | |||
Robert E. JONES | Maquoketa, IA [?] | N157K | July 1969 | July 1969 | dba Jones Motor Trading |
Burton KATLIN | Jersey City, NJ | N9841F | 1964 | December 1966 | Purchased from Seven Seas Airlines & sold to Aircraft Modifications Inc. |
Robert C. KELLAM | East Chatham, NY | N74689 | April 1976 | August 1977 | Purchased and leased to CASAIR |
Marshall M. LANDY (1908-2009) | Miami, FL | N2074A | November 1963 | Early 1964 |
Leased from Wings Inc. and sub-leased to Atlanta Airways. Hank Warton associate. |
N10427 | May 1971 | 1972 | Purchased from Seaboard and sold to Aircraft Modifications Inc.. Hank Warton associate. | ||
Eric M. LARSON | USA | July 1956 | July 1956 | Purchased from the US Navy and immediately sold to Howard J. Korth of AAXICO. | |
Neil F. LAWRENCE | USA | N79979 | 1948 | 1949 | Purchased from RFC & sold to Aerovias Contreras |
Murray L. LAZARUS | USA | (43-47174) | June 1961 | August 1961 | Purchased from Harris & Co. Advertising and sold to Madden & Playford |
L. J. LEDERER | USA | N7764B | November 1956 | January 1957 | Co-owned with M. R. COLE |
A. J. LEVIN | USA | N30019 | August 1968 | September 1968 | Purchased from S. G. Mudd and sold to FEDECOOP of Mexico |
Nilton LOPES OLEARO [CLEARO?] | Brazil | PT-BVG | March 1963 | April 1964 | Purchased from Sadia, used for contraband & crashed doing so |
Luis E. LOPEZ | Panama | HP-352 | 1974 | Unknown date | Purchased from Aerovias Internacional Balboa and sold to A. H. FRANCO |
Victor MANIERO | Brazil | PT-AYA | April 1966 | June 1966 | Co-owned with Washington HATANAKA |
Kathryn R. MARTIN | Miami, FL | N74689 | 1948 | ca 1960 | Purchased from the WAA and leased to Peninsular Air Transport |
N74690 | |||||
N74691 | |||||
Jose MARTINEZ | Brazil | PP-BLE | July 1971 | May 1973 | Purchased from VASP, leased to Aerocom Ltda and sold to Adair Ruiz |
Richie MARTINEZ | Dominican Republic | HI-145 / HI-171 | March 1967 | ca 1973 | Probably the owner of Aeromar |
R. S. MCNEW | Miami, FL | N4894V | Fall 1957 | September 1963 | Leased out to LAUMSA of Mexico |
Rolando MEDINA MARMOLEJO | Villavicencio, Colombia | HK-851-P | May 2000 | July 2000 | Owned a single Commando operated privately, which he soon crashed. |
Petrus MEREB | Brazil or Portugal | PT-BEE | May 1959 | July 1969 | Purchased from Loide and leased to Paraense Transportes Aereos |
Douglas MINER | Seattle, WA | NX1016N | Unknown | Unknown | Purchased from RFC and sold to Golden North Airways |
Manuel MONSO | Argentina | LV-FTR | August 1968 | August 1968 | Probably linked to AER (Aerotransportes Entre Rios) |
Jorge MONTELL | USA | (44-77814) | January 1948 | March 1948 | |
Max E. MOORE | Singapore |
, N337CA |
November 1978 | January 1981 | Purchased from Kris Air and broken up at Seletar AB, Singapore |
Seeley G. MUDD | Los Angeles, CA | N30017 | November 1945 | December 1950 | Purchased from RFC and sold to Maritime Central Airways |
N30019 | August 1968 | Purchased from RFC, leased to Ibex and sold to A. J. Levin | |||
Ewelt K. NOLD Jr | USA | N9906F | July 1977 | October 1977 | Purchased from Clarks Aerial Service and sold to Carolina |
Almir OLIVEIRA | Brazil | PP-ITE | 1981 | March 1989 | Possibly linked to Royal Taxi Aereo |
U. E. PARODI | USA | N7865B | May 1958 | January 1959 | Co-owned with R. W. Duff, owner of Miami Airlines |
Fred PATTERSON III | San Leandro, CA | N54510 | May 1982 | Present | Loaned to the Castle Air Museum of Atwater, CA |
William F. PEEL | Chevy Chase, DC | N609SE | August 1979 | September 1997 | Purchased from CASAIR and operated in the Caribbean until abandonned |
Antonio sa PEIXOTO DO PASSO | Brazil | PT-AYA | April 1965 | April 1966 | Co-owned with Ernani PINHEIRO FERREIRA |
H. R. PEREZ | Miami, FL | N3979C | January 1951 | April 1955 | Purchased from A. RICHARD & Stanley LOWE, sold to Tigres Voladores |
E. H. PICKERING | USA | N79974 | 1949 | 1949 | Co-owned with Fred STONES. Purchased from RFC, sold to John SCURA |
L. A. PIEDRA | Mexico | (42-96585) | Unknown date | January 1948 | Purchased from RFC, then crashed |
Isidoro PINHEIRO | Brazil | PP-BTZ | July 1970 | 1976 | |
Ernani PINHEIRO FERREIRA | Brazil | PT-AYA | April 1965 | April 1966 | Co-owned with Antonio sa PEIXOTO DO PASSO |
Flodoaldo PINTO | Brazil | PT-AYA | May 1965 | June 1965 | |
Ricardo QUIROCA [or QUIROGA] | Bolivia | CP-1244 | 1976 | 1977 | Purchased from VIBAS and sold to TABSA |
Bruno A. RAFAEL | USA | N9902F | November 1979 | November 1979 | Purchased from Jose A. BAEZ and sold to NASCO |
Howard E. RANDALL | Mexico | XB-HUI | February 1948 | August 1948 | Purchased from Slick Airways and sold to Aero Geral |
Maria Teresa REINA DE BIAGIOLA | Paraguay | ZP-CAP | March 1966 | October 1966 | Purchased from LAPSA & sold to Germa Inc., all within Paraguay |
Ralph W. RENSINK | Lewiston, ID | N4158A | May 1961 | August 1962 | Purchased from US Navy and sold to Aerovias Balboa. Sometimes spelled Remsink |
S. A. RICHARDS | Burlington, VT | N1239V | May 1948 | October 1949 | Purchased from RFC and exported to Venezuela (probably RANSA) |
N1240V | May 1948 | September 1950 | Purchased from RFC and sold to RANSA | ||
Jacques RITTER et al. | Miami, FL | N5528A | Unknown date | ca 1985 | Wreck purchased from les Avions Bleus and broken up much later |
Roberto H. ROBAINA [or RUBAINA] | Brazil | PT-LBP | June 1981 | 1988 | Purchased from Forca Aerea Brasileira and sold to Royal Taxi Aereo |
Leopoldo RODRIGUES DOS SANTOS | Brazil | PP-BTZ | July 1968 | November 1969 | Linked to Vicas Comercio e Industria & Companhia Meridional de Mineracao |
Adair RUIZ | Brazil | PP-BLE | May 1973 | June 1973 | Leased to Agropecuaria do Jurua |
John S. RUSSELL Jr | USA | N2714A | May 1953 | August 1953 | Purchased from El Al, could have been Al Schwimmer's too |
Louis A. SABATINO | USA | N7866B | December 1957 | February 1958 | Purchased from Carlos A. MANZINI and exported to the Dominican Republic |
Victor SALAS | Unknown | CC-CDC | Late 1975 | 1984 | Puchased from LASA, stored in Opa Locka, FL, sold to Servicios Aereos R. D. |
CC-CCB | September 1975 | April 1977 | Purchased from LASA, stored in Miami, FL, sold to Aero Bolivia | ||
Richard A. SAYRE | Miami, FL | N157K | October 1976 | March 1978 | |
John SCURA | New York, NY | N79974 | 1949 | Unknown date | Purchased from E. H. Pickering & Fred N. Stones, fate unknown |
Edward R. SMITH | USA | N4761C | December 1949 | March 1950 | Purchased from (or leased?) and returned to Great Circle Aviation |
Anastasio SOMOZA DEBAYLE | Nicaragua | AN-FAX | March 1949 | June 1951 | Son of Nicaragua's President, project unknown, aircraft repossessed by NATS |
Harold A. SPEER | Unknown | RX-110 | Late 1947 | Unknown date | Purchased from FLC, probably in Panama, sold to the Babb Co. |
RX-111 | |||||
RX-112 | |||||
N1657M | Unknown date | June 1950 | Purchased from RFC, refurbished by the Babb Co. and possibly leased or sold to them | ||
William C. STEVENS | New Orleans, LA | N79027 | May 1948 | 1950 | Purchased from RFC, sold to CBF |
N79041 | 1946 | 1946 | Purchased from RFC, sold to CBF | ||
N79078 | November 1948 | 1949 | Purchased from RFC, sold to LACSA | ||
N79086 / XA-JUG | Early 1948 | May 1948 | Purchased from Cooperativa de la Industria Pesquera, sold to L. B. Smith | ||
Richard H. STEVES | USA | N91367 | November 1966 | April 1967 | Purchased from C-46 Parts and sold to AFISA |
Fred N. STONES | USA | N79974 | 1949 | 1949 | Co-owned with Fred STONES. Purchased from RFC, sold to John SCURA |
Charles L. TAYLOR | USA | (44-77814) | March 1948 | March 1948 | |
Ben TERRY | Miami, FL | N3940C | August 1951 | October 1951 | Purchased from SAIDE and sold to AIRCAR. Maybe operated by Transaire |
N1609M | ca 1947 | November 1947 | Purchased from RFC and sold to Vinicius Valadares VASCONCELOS in Brazil | ||
N3930C | Late 1940's | Early 1950's | Purchased or leased from L. B. Smith and sold or passed on to NATS | ||
Ben & Claire Adele TERRY | USA | N76096 | June 1951 | March 1952 | Probably husband & wife. Purchased from NATS and sold to Resort Airlines |
Sidney THAL | OK, USA | N5509A | July 1958 | July 1959 | Purchased from Air International and sold to LASA in Chile |
A. G. THOMPSON Jr. | USA | N3967C | January 1954 | September 1959 | Purchased from F. A. Conner and sold to L. B. Smith |
Raymond TLUSZOZ (or TLUSZCZ) | Kinshasa, Congo | 9Q-CZG | June 1967 | July 1967 | Purchased indirectly from Fairline & sold to Cogeair |
Enrique TOMASSINI | Argentina | LV-FTR | August 1968 | July 1970 | Probably linked to AER (Aerotransportes Entre Rios) |
Mario VALENZUELA | Honduras | XH-050 | March 1955 | May 1955 | Honduran architectural engineer who started a cargo airline that failed after two months. |
James M. VAN HISE | USA | N92856 | August 1953 | June 1954 | Supposedly leaed out to Riddle Airlines |
Joe VAN LIEROP | Hartford, MI | N91030 | A Michigan farm owner who started a non-sked called Commercial Air Cargo. However, these two Commandos did not operate for that company (only C-47's). |
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N91031 | May 1947 | 1949 | |||
Vinicius Valadares VASCONCELOS | Lagoa Santa, Brazil | PP-XBR | Late 1947 | October 1948 | Brazilian businessman involved in diamond mining, who projected to start an airline. Both planes sold to Forca Aerea Brasileira. |
PP-XBS | November 1947 | October 1948 | |||
Roberto VASQUEZ | Bolivia | CP-789 | 1965 | September 1966 | Purchased from Transportes Aereos Uruguayos and crashed |
Jose VILLAR RIBEIRO | Brazil | PP-BTZ | November 1969 | July 1970 | |
Andrew WEISZ | Hollywood, FL | N157K | June 1972 | May 1974 | Certainly linked to Vacation Inc. |
William C. WILLCOX | USA | N8394C | November 1947 | March 1950 | Purchased from RFC, leased to CNAC & CAT, sold to W. G. Spillman |
Stephen F. WILLIAMS | Sacramento, CA | N68851 | January 1955 | May 1955 | Probably linked with Borges Tillotson |
C. E. YUILLE [probably Clarence] | Miami, FL | N51863 | May 1948 | October 1948 | Purchased from RFC and sold to Cuba Aeropostal |
Unknown | Unknown | N95463 | 1952 | April 1954 | Purchased from RFC & sold to Aigle Azur |
Unknown | Colombia | HK-3150 | October 1995 | Present | Purchased from SELVA and stored in Colombia |
Unknown | USA | N9843F | 1956 | Unknown | Purchased from Cairo after WWII and stored |
Unknown | Peru | OB-XYZ-931 | 1955 | 1955 | Purchased from Arkia Inland Airlines but not taken up |
Unknown | USA | TEC-6047 | Unknown date | January 2001 | Purchased from the Fuerza Aerea Mexicana and dumped in Mexico City, later confiscated |
Unknown | Mexico | TEC-6047 | January 2001 | January 2001 | Purchased from Mexico City airport and donated to Explora Museum |
Unknown | USA | N2833C | 1954 | 1958 | Surplus R5C, sold to L. B. Smith |
Unknown | Honduras | XH-014 | Unknown date | July 1958 | Purchased from LANICA, sold to the Fuerza Aerea Hondurena |
Last edited: 10/10/2024