Commando 44-77539
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77539
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32935
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1471
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
December 1944 to September 1947
44-77539 - USAAF (USA)
December 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Unknown date
Assigned to the 9th Air Force, 52nd Troop Carrier Wing, 313th Troop Carrier Group, 47th Troop Carrier Squadron based at RAF Folkingham, England.
24 March 1945
Damaged over Germany during Operation Varsity.
September 1947 to April 1953
44-77539 - USAF (USA)
18 September 1947
Transferred.
Unknown date
Assigned to the 437th Troop Carrier Group, Medium, 83rd Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium based at Brady AB, Japan.
25 April 1952
Received minor damage at Hoengsong, Korea in a taxi accident.
Pilot: Loren I. Fleming
Mid-1952
Assigned to the 315th Troop Carrier Group, Medium, 19th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium based at Brady AB, Japan.
5 April 1953
Destroyed 5 km from Taejon, Korea after the crew bailed out due to an engine failure.
Pilot: Ivan L. Turner
Last edited: 28/01/2024