Commando 44-77560

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

USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77560

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32956

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1492

FATE: Written off

  December 1944 to December 1945

  44-77560 - USAAF (USA)

11 December 1944

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

Assigned to I Troop Carrier Command, based at Baer Field, IN.

Remained within the continental USA.

  December 1945 to May 1948

  44-77560 - RFC (RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION) (USA)

13 December 1945

Transferred to RFC and stored at Bush Field, GA.

  May 1948 to September 1950

  44-77560 - USAF (USA)

21 May 1948

Returned to USAF service.

2 October 1948

Assigned to Fort Worth, TX.

6 February 1949

Assigned to San Antonio, TX.

8 February 1949

Probably assigned to the 2471^st Air Force Reserve Training Center based at Chicago Orchard Place, IL.

1 December 1949

Converted to TC-46D.

Assigned to the 2585^th Air Force Reserve Training Center based at Miami, FL.

18 May 1950

Damaged beyond repair at Memphis, TN in a taxi accident due to a mechanical failure.

The Commando was parked at Memphis, TN when it was hit by sistership 44-77702 of the 2596^th Air Force Reserve Training Center which was taxiing nearby. The latter was piloted by B. Anderson who apparently suffered a mechanical failure which led him to collide with 44-77560. Both Commandos suffered major damage, and seemingly never flew again after that accident.

5 August 1950

Assigned to Memphis, TN.

10 August 1950

Reclamation authorized.

18 September 1950

Reclamation completed.