Commando 44-77571

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

USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77571

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32967

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1503

FATE: Written off

  December 1944 to January 1946

  44-77571 - USAAF (USA)

15 December 1944

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

11 January 1945

Departed the USA for Europe.

Assigned to the 8^th Air Force.

Early 1945

Probably assigned to the 9^th Air Force, 52^nd Troop Carrier Wing operating in Europe.

23 July 1945

Returned to the USA at Bradley Field, CT.

  January 1946 to May 1948

  44-77571 - RFC (RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION) (USA)

5 January 1946

Transferred to RFC and stored at Walnut Ridge AAF, AR.

  May 1948 to March 1950

  44-77571 - USAF (USA)

21 May 1948

Returned to USAF service.

19 August 1948

Assigned to the Oklahoma City Air Material Area based at Tinker AFB, OK and probably refurbished.

20 May 1949

Assigned to Glendale, CA.

22 November 1949

Converted to TC-46D.

Unknown date

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

29 December 1949

Damaged beyond repair at Greater Pittsburgh, PA in a landing accident.

Pilot: Joseph Dozlinski

10 January 1950

Reclamation authorized.

13 March 1950

Reclamation completed.

9 June 1950

Assigned to Washington National, DC. [dates discrepancy]