Edit42-88623 ... 42-88627 Boeing C-75
Civilian SA-307B Stratoliners impressed by USAAF in Feb 1942.
88623 (c/n 1998) ex NC1940 (rergistered from NC19906) of TWA. Flew for a while with incorrect
tail number of 288625. Returned to TWA in July 1944 and rebuilt as SA-307B-1 N1940. Sold
to French Aigle Azur Transports Aeriens in May 1951 as F-BELU. To Air Laos in 1952
To Airnautic (GECA) Nov 1959, to CITCA 1965. Sold to Cambodia Air Commercial in 1974 as XW-TFP.
Some reports that it was written off in a forced landing in Mekong River in 1975,
but reports persist that this plane may still be flying. A book by Alexander
Frater reports a sighting in Indonesia in 1985 of a plane which may have been this aircraft.
88624 (c/n 1996) ex NC19905 of TWA impressed in 1942. Returned to TWA in July 1944 as NC19905. Sold to
French Aigle Azur Transports Aeriens in May 1951 as F-BELV. To Air Laos in Sept 1960 as XW-TAB
May have reverted to F-BELV Nov 1960. Missing Oct 18, 1965 on flight from Vientaine, Laos
to Hanoi with 12 aboard. May have been shot down. All 12 occupants killed.
88625 (c/n 1999) ex NC19907 of TWA impressed in 1942. Flew for a while with incorrect tail number 288624.
Returned to TWA in July 1944 and rebuilt as SA-307B-1 and reregistered N19907.
Sold to French Aigle Azur Transports Aeriens in May 1951 as F-BELX. Transferred to Aigle Azure Extreme-
Orient in Saigon in 1956. In 1960, leased to Air Laos as XW-TAA. To CITCA as F-BELX Dec 1960. Sold to
Cambodia Air Commercial as XW-TFR in 1974. Crashed June 27, 1974 near Battambang, Cambodia. 16 of
25 on board killed.
88626 (c/n 2000) ex NC19908 of TWA impressed in 1942. Returned to TWA in July 1944 and rebuilt as SA-307B-1 N19908.
Sold to French Aigle Azur Transports Aeriens in July 1951 as F-BELY. Sold Air Laous in 1952, to
Airnautic Nov 1959. To Air Laos as XW-PGR Apr 1970. Operated by Royal Air Lao as XW-PGR. Damaged on
ground Feb 27, 1971 and sat derelict at Luang Prabang for several years.
Sold to Cambodia Air Commercial in 1974. Believed to have been damaged in collision with
C-47 Apr 20, 1971 at Luang Prabang and cut up for scrap.
88627 (c/n 2001) ex NC19909 of TWA impressed in 1942. Returned to TWA in July 1944 and rebuilt as SA-307B-1 N19909.
Sold to French Aigle Azur Transports Aeriens in June 1951 as F-BELZ. Later to Air Laos.
Leased to Airnautic Nov 1959. Crashed Dec 29, 1962 on Monte Renosa, Corsia, all 3 crew and
22 passengers killed.