Commando 44-77379
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77379
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32775
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1311
FATE: Broken up
Operational Record
November 1944 to May 1947
44-77379 - USAAF (USA)
9 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.
19 December 1944
Ferried through Brisbane Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia.
ca 1946
Assigned to Nichols Field, Philippines and stored.
May 1947 to unknown date
44-77379 - 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.