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Tom Anusewicz
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I first joined South Pacific Island Airways as a flight engineer on the Boeing 707's. After SPIA lost a mail contract in Guam, as a junior FE, I was to be laid off. It was decided I would work in the maintenance department until I was needed back on the line. I arrived at the maintenance department just in time for FAA hearings on the Part 135 Twin Otter operations as well as further violation with the Part 121 ops. I began to assist with major violations regarding operations in Pago Pago and Guam. Within a few months I became the Superintendent of Maintenance in charge of both locations as well as assist with the re-certification of all certificates. Another busy task at hand but rewarding once completed. SPIA was a good airline, with exceptional people... everyone wished it had a better fate.

Pago Pago, American Samoa
photo credit Frederic Koehler Sutter
from Amerika Samoa - An Anthropological Photo Essay
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Honolulu International Airport
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also served as
Superintendent of Maintenance / DHC-6 Twin Otter
Pago Pago & Guam
SPIA - Guam
Pago Pago, American Samoa
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October 22, 1984

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SPIA / Director of Flight Opertions

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SPIA / Flight Dispatcher

Special people...
photo credit Frederic Koehler Sutter / from Amerika Samoa - An Anthropological Photo Essay
photo by Tom Anusewicz
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photo by Tom Anusewicz
photo by John Wigg
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SPIA Crew - Capt. Chuck McGuire, First Officer- Jim Scaffe, and Flight Engineer-Tom Anusewicz in the B707 simulator at American Airlines at DFW for annual re-currency.

photo credit Chuck McGuire
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photo credit Ben Dannecker
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photo credit AirNikon
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photo by Tom Anusewicz
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Hangar - Pago Pago, American Samoa
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Guam Airport Cargo
SPIA Guam Maintenance
SPIA Guam Maintenance & Cargo
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Guam

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Pacific Business News - May 2, 1983
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PPG

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South Pacific (American Samoa) 707-300C
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My work station

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American Samoa / Pago Pago

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photo credit Mike Head
photo by Tom Anusewicz
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photos by Tom Anusewicz
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photo from Bailey Collection - Aviation Image Network
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G-BATK before N2000J / George Wray's SPIA - 1st aircraft
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DHC photo
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SPIA Fleet

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More info on Twin Otter's

N9SP / N28SP / N43SP / N56SP / N2886Z   

click on abovetail number

Information pdf still a work in progress / will update periodically 
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On occasion when I flew N146SP, I would think of that aircraft once being in Pan Am's fleet as N870PA. Charles F. Blair years before was a senior pilot for Pan Am and I would think of him in the left seat when I was flying. I worked for Capt. Blair years before. See more

April 1985
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June 21, 1985
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September 1985
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N144SP

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ACCIDENT - April 13, 1987

After SPIA closed operations, N144SP was converted to cargo configuration. Buffalo Airways (Waco, Texas) operated for Burlington Air Express. See more below.

Capt. Brenner flew at SPIA for awhile... 
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Hush kit installation

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Pago Pago, American Samoa

photo by Tom Anusewicz
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More to come...

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South Seas Airways

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George Wray's early aircraft... a Cherokee 6 on floats, The photo  above was taken in 1970 in Ofu, Manu'a, American Samoa.

Below 1969

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