Commando 44-77443
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77443
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32839
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1375
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
November 1944 to April 1945
44-77443 - USAAF (USA)
29 November 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Assigned to I Troop Carrier Command based at Baer Field, IN.
Unknown date
Assigned to the 807th AAF Base Unit, Bergstrom AAF, TX with I Troop Carrier Command.
3 April 1945
Damaged beyond repair 23 km southeast of Austin, TX in a landing accident due to a mechanical failure.
Pilot: Jack R. Trimble
17 April 1945
Reclamation completed.