Commando 44-77465
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77465
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32861
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1397
FATE: Broken up
Operational Record
November 1944 to January 1949
44-77465 - USAAF (USA)
28 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 theater.
20 January 1945
Ferried through Brisbane Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia.
Unknown date
Assigned to Japan.
1 August 1947
Condemned for salvage.
2 January 1949
Reclamation completed, probably in Japan. [date noted as 2 January 1947, discrepancy]
Last edited: 15/12/2023