Camair's 480 (480B) Production

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Serial Number 1-077
May 1957 - manufactured
  • Used the airframe from Navion NAV-4-382 (N91622).

N243

November 1955 - May 1957
Cameron Iron Works, Inc.
Galveston, TX, USA

May 1957 - November 1973
Amadarko Supply Company d/b/a, Paul Haywood
Parryton, TX, USA

November 1973 - June 1974
Clifford Wedel
Grand Blanc, MI, USA

June 1974 - November 1975
Kingsmith Aviation Services, Inc.
Coral Gables, FL, USA

November 1975 - July 1978
Alvin Brown
Miami, FL, USA


N243 is seen at Miami airport, June 1978.
(M. Bajcar)


July 1978 - July 1986
Dallas Brown
Miami, FL, USA


Sitting in the grass, N243 was seen at the New Tiamiami
Airport in September 1980. (W. Minuano)


July 1986 - January 1989
Protards, Inc.
Miami, FL, USA
  • September 1987 - N243 was advertised for sale, asking $25,000.

January 1989 - July 1989
Alvin Brown
Miami, FL, USA

July 1989 - December 1989
Roger Dick
Coral Gables, FL, USA

December 1989 - January 1999
Robert Nitschke
Pemberville, OH, USA

January 1999 - December 2002
Navion Holdings, Inc.
Perrysburg, OH, USA

December 2002 - present
Aircraft Holding LLC
Perrysburg, OH, USA


N243 waits patiently on the grass at Elliot's Landing, OH, May 2007.
(R. Fish)



Current status: Airworthy