Commando 44-77585
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77585
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32981
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1517
FATE: Broken up
Operational Record
December 1944 to January 1946
44-77585 - USAAF (USA)
16 December 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
13 January 1945
Assigned to the 8th Air Force.
Departed the USA for Europe.
Early 1945
Assigned to the 9th Air Force, 52nd Troop Carrier Wing, 313th Troop Carrier Group, 48th Troop Carrier Squadron based at Grevillers-Achiet, France.
Marked "Z7".
24 March 1945
Damaged over Germany during Operation Varsity.
21 July 1945
Returned to the USA at Bradley Field, CT.
January 1946 to May 1948
44-77585 - RFC (RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION) (USA)
5 January 1946
Transferred to RFC and stored at Walnut Ridge AAF, AR.
May 1948 to August 1949
44-77585 - 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.
18 April 1949
Reclamation authorized.
16 August 1949
Reclamation completed.
Last edited: 01/04/2024