Commando 44-77569

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

USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77569

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32965

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1501

FATE: Written off

  December 1944 to September 1947

  44-77569 - USAAF (USA)

December 1944

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

Unknown date

Departed the USA for Europe.

Assigned to the 9^th Air Force, 52^nd Troop Carrier Wing, 313^th Troop Carrier Group, 49^th Troop Carrier Squadron based at Grevillers-Achiet (B-54), France.

Marked "H2".

24 March 1945

Damaged over Germany during Operation Varsity.

  September 1947 to July 1951

  44-77569 - USAF (USA)

18 September 1947

Transferred.

Converted to TC-46D.

Unknown date

Assigned to the 2239^th Air Force Reserve Training Center based at Greater Pittsburgh, PA.

7 May 1950

Received minor damage at Greater Pittsburgh, PA in a landing accident due to a ground loop.

Pilot: Frank S. Guzak

Unknown date

Converted back to C-46D.

Assigned to the 437^th Troop Carrier Group, Medium, 85^th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium based at Brady AB, Japan.

3 July 1951

Damaged beyond repair at Brady AB, Japan in a landing accident.

Pilot: James B. Knighten (one of the original Tuskeegee airmen, survived, retired a Lt. Col.)