California Central Airlines
California Central Airlines (CCA) was a post-war American scheduled intrastate airline based at Burbank, California.
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| Founded | 1947 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1949 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 1954 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 (1953) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Burbank Airport, California, United States | ||||||
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California Central Airlines Martin 2-0-2
History
Founded by Charles C. Sherman and Edna K. Sherman in 1946 as Airline Transport Carriers as an irregular carrier, flew its first services in 1946. On 28 January 1948 a Douglas DC-3 (NC36480) crashed at Los Gatos,[1] the airline was rebranded as California Central Airlines. Due to financials difficulties the carrier filed for bankruptcy in 1954 and closed definitely.[2][3]
Fleet
The California Central Airlines fleet in 1953:[4]
References
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- "Airline Transport Carriers". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- "California Central Airlines". ATDB-aero. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- California Central Airlines - CCA
- "The World's Airlines". Flight. 6 March 1953. p. 310. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
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