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Commando 44-77481

Aircraft Identification

VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando

USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77481

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32877

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1413

FATE: Broken up

Operational Record

  November 1944 to September 1947

  44-77481 - USAAF (USA)

27 November 1944

Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.

Probably assigned to the 5th Air Force, 54th Troop Carrier Wing operating in the Southwest Pacific theater.

Marked X163 and christened "Quivering Sal".

23 January 1945

Ferried through Brisbane Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia.

 

Right: 44-77481 seemingly undergoing a dual engine change at Clark Field, Philippines, unknown date.
Photo credit: National Archives at College Park, MD / AirHistory.net

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  September 1947 to December 1949

  44-77481 - USAF (USA)

18 September 1947

Transferred.

1 January 1948

Assigned to Clark Field, Philippines.

24 October 1949

Reclamation authorized.

21 December 1949

Reclamation completed.

Last edited: 19/12/2023