Flying Tiger Line

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Budd Conestoga Gen. -- Flying Tiger Line's first aircraft was the Budd Conestoga, an all -- stainless steel, rear--loading, twin--engine aircraft. Capable of lifting 7,000 pounds over a version of the famed DC-3. The C-47 could fly 7,500 pounds of cargo over a range of 600 miles at 150 miles per hour (1945 - 1947). Click here to see registration numbers what is know of where they went. Click Here for photo and article about stainless steel Budds C-47-Flying Tiger relied heavily on the Douglas C-47, the cargo version of the famed DC-3. The C-47 could fly 7,500 pounds of cargo over a range of 600 miles at 150 miles per hour. (1946-1951) C-46 Gen. -- The Curtis C-46 "Commando" that Flying Tigers flew on supply missions over the Hump during World War II came home for civilian duty, joining Flying Tigers' fleet in 1949. It flew at 200 miles per hour, carried 13,000 pounds of cargo and had a range of 900 miles. (1949 - 1961) I found this link to a C-46 Tigers once owned and is now in a museum click here Some interesting C-46 History Click Here C-54 Gen. -- The C-54, first of the four--engine air freighters, was used by Flying Tigers in the largest, longest airlift ever flown by a private contractor -- supplying the American Occupation Forces in Japan. Flying at 210 miles per hour, the C-54 carried 20,000 pounds of cargo over a 2,000 -- mile range. (1947 -- 1957) DC6A Gen--By the time Flying Tigers acquired its first Douglas DC-6A, the airline's annual gross revenues had reached the $25-million mark. Carrying 32,000 pounds of cargo at 275 miles per hour with a 2,000 mile range, the DC6A carried more, cheaper and faster than any aircraft flying. (1953-1958) Constellation Gen. -- The Lockheed Super H Constellation, airlifting 43,000 pounds of freight at 300 miles per hour over a 2,500-miles range, helped Flying Tigers revolutionize the marketing map of the United States with the first nonstop, transcontinental airfreight schedules. (1957 - 1967) CL-44 Gen. -- Flying Tigers acquired the first turbine-powered air-freighter placed in service when it purchased a $55-million fleet of Canadair CL-44s in 1961. The CL44's unique swing-tail design permitted straight-in loading of up to 65,000 pounds of freight. It cruised at 375 miles per hour over a range of 3,000 miles (1961 - 1969) Click Picture for additional photo

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