SAHAKOL AIR

 

HS-SKA                 Beech C-45H/PAC Tradewind; c/n AF-831; ex 52-10901, N9981Z; [sold by USAF to PacAero Engineering Corp (Santa Monica, Ca.) 27-Apr-61 & regd N9981Z 19-May-61; converted to Tradewind;  sold to Pacific Airmotive Corp (Burbank, Ca.) 2-Nov-62 & regd 29-Nov-62; 30-day ferry permit USA-Thailand applied for 4-Mar-68; sold to Bangkok United Mechanical Co. Ltd (Bangkok) 20-Mar-68; canx 22-May-68; sold to Arthur R DeBolt (Bangkok) 13-Jun-68; new FAA CofR applied for 14-Jun-68; application withdrawn 23-Jul-68]; R25-Jul-68 to Bangkok United Mechanical Co (op. by Sahakol Air); possibly involved in operations with Continental Air Services Inc; sold to / financed by Thai Pattana Bank; noted at Don Muang Sep-70 & Jun-71; current 1971; canx 22-Nov-71; fate not known

 

HS-SKB                 BN-2A Islander; c/n 75; ex G-51-18, G-AXGB (canx 7-Oct-68); regd Jul-69 to Bangkok United Mechanical Co (op. by Sahakol Air); current 1971; to VH-TZH May-78

 

Note:- Reports that Islander c/n 75 was HS-SKA(2) are believed to be incorrect. It is believed that c/n 75 (not c/n 26) became HS-SKB, whilst c/n 26 became Kaset 501

 

HS-SKC                  PA-31 Chieftain 350; c/n 31-7652023; ex N59738, 9V-BHI; regd Dec-77 to Sahakol Air; noted at Don Muang Aug-80; export CofA 28-Oct-94; canx 10-Nov-94; to VH-BCM Nov-95

               

HS-SKD                 Curtiss C-46F; c/n 22561; ex 44-78738, N1649M, PJ-CLC, N1447, XW-PMF; [C-46F c/n 22561 leased (with five others) by Skyways International Trading & Transport Co (Miami, Fl.) from USAF 19-May-48; NC1649M registered to Skyways International Trading & Transport Co 2-Jun-48 (with incorrect c/n ‘2505’); re-regd N1649M 1-Jan-49; registered to Skyways International Trading & Transport Co 14-Feb-49 (with corrected c/n 22561); noted with TT152:27 hours on 18-Mar-50; leased (with two others) by Seaboard & Western Airlines Inc (New York) from USAF 21-Mar-50; registered to Seaboard & Western Airlines Inc 30-Mar-50; leased by Slick Airways Inc (Burbank, Ca.) from USAF 14-Jul-52; registered to Slick Airways Inc 28-Jul-52; sold to Slick Airways Inc 30-Nov-56; sold by Slick to AAXICO Airlines Inc (Miami, Fl.) 9-Sep-57; registered to AAXICO Airlines Inc 11-Sep-57; sold by AAXICO to William N. Hahn (Miami, Fl.) by 16-Nov-64; registered to William N. Hahn 22-Dec-64; major overhaul by Shannon Repair Services Ltd (Shannon, Ireland) 1965; sold by William N. Hahn to Caraibische Lucht Transport Maatschappij NV (Willemstad, Curacao, Netherland Antilles) 1-Jul-65; export CofA issued 19-Aug-65 on sale to Netherland Antilles; ferry permit applied for 19-Aug-65 for flight from Miami, Fl. to Curacao, Netherland Antilles; N1649M cancelled 15-Sep-65 to PJ-CLC; sold by Caraibische Lucht Transport Maatschappij NV to Millard C. Berry (Miami, Fl.) (listed as CLTM’s General Manager) 16-May-67; PJ-CLC cancelled 19-May-67; registered N1447 to Millard C. Berry May-67; CofA issued 7-Jun-67; sold by Millard C. Berry to Continental Air Services Inc (Los Angeles, Ca.) 8-Sep-67; fitted with ferry tanks in USA Sep-67; N1447 flown by Les Strouse with CASI on rice drops May-71 to Jun-73; N1447 cancelled 10-May-74 on sale to Laos; to XW-PMF with Royal Air Lao]; escaped from Vientiane to Bangkok 24-May-75; noted stored at Don Muang Jan-76 (as XW-PMF); noted Jan-78 as HS-SKD; R17-Nov-78 to Sahakol Air Cargo; did not enter commercial or cargo service; canx Apr-80 & stored at Don Muang until at least Jan-84; moved to Lad Phrao, Bangkok to become 'Apichart' coffee shop by 1985; moved to Chonburi 2001 & still there Sep-06

 

HS-SKE                  PC-6/B1-H2 Turbo-Porter   c/n 581; ex N13200, XW-PFB, HS-CHE; regd Nov-79 to Sahakol Air; noted Jan-82 & May-85; to HS-TFD Oct-87

 

HS-SKF                  PA-23 Aztec 250F; c/n 27-7954045; ex N2345M; [CofA issued 8-Mar-79; sold by Piper to Brown Flying Service (San Antonio, Tx.) 20-Mar-79; sold to Rodney C. Robetson dba Fiesta Piper (San Antonio, Tx.) 21-Mar-79; sold to Nance & Associates, Smith’s Leasing Inc & Chesley I. Swann (San Antonio, Tx.) 21-Mar-79; sold to Nance & Associates (San Antonio, Tx.) 25-Mar-79; sold to Gene Branscome (Baytown, Tx.) Aug-82; sold to Minnetrista Corp (Muncie. In.) 10-May-84; sold to Eagle Air Inc (Miami, Fl.) 1-Oct-84; Robertson STOL kit & camera equipment installed Apr-85; sold to International Survey Service (Los Angeles, Ca.) Jul-85; sold back to Eagle Air Inc (Miami; Fl.) Jul-85; cancelled 10-Sep-85 on export to Thailand]; R11-Sep-85 to Sahakol Air (?); to HS-TFE Oct-87

               

HS-SKT                  Cessna 208; c/n 20800153; ex N9729F, HS-TFF; regd 16-Oct-92 to Bangkok Airways [Don Muang]; operated by Sahakol Air for US Embassy / DEA from Chiang Mai; canx 30-Aug-94; to N4118K Aug-94 & ferried Seletar to USA Sep-94

 

Updated 21-Nov-08