Commando 44-77359

VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando

USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77359

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32755

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1291

FATE: Broken up

  November 1944 to May 1947

  44-77359 - USAAF (USA)

2 November 1944

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

Assigned to the 5^th Air Force, 54^th Troop Carrier Wing, 375^th Troop Carrier Group operating in the Southwest Pacific.

10 January 1945

Ferried through Brisbane Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia.

25 January 1945

Went missing over the Southwest Pacific theatre in unknown circumstances. [MACR 12246]

Returned to service.

ca 1946

Assigned to Nichols Field, Philippines and stored.

  May 1947 to unknown date

  44-77359 - CAT (CIVIL AIR TRANSPORT) (CHINA)

19 May 1947

Purchased as part of a 25 Commandos purchased from USAAF surplus in the Philippines by UNRRA for use by CAT.

Ferried to Tien Ho, Guangdong, China and stored as part of CAT's reserve fleet.

Used for parts and probably broken up at Tien Ho.