Commando 44-77519
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77519
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32915
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1451
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
December 1944 to April 1945
44-77519 - USAAF (USA)
6 December 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Assigned to the 8th Air Force.
19 January 1945
Departed the USA for Europe.
February 1945
Assigned to the 9th Air Force, 52nd Troop Carrier Wing, 313th Troop Carrier Group, 47th Troop Carrier Squadron based at RAF Folkingham, England.
Marked "N3-K".
24 March 1945
Crash landed due to battle damage during Operation Varsity.
1 April 1945
Condemned, non-battle damage. [so which one was it?]
Below: 44-77519, probably at RAF Folkingham in early 1945. Note the mud-stained aft fuselage underside!
Photo credit: www.worldwarphotos.info
Last edited: 23/01/2024