Commando 44-77603
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77603
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32999
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1535
FATE: Unknown
Operational Record
December 1944 to September 1947
44-77603 - USAAF (USA)
December 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Early 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".
24 March 1945
Damaged over Germany during Operation Varsity.
September 1947 to unknown date
44-77603 - USAF (USA)
18 September 1947
Transferred.
Unknown date
Assigned to the 315th Troop Carrier Wing, 34th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium based at Brady AB, Japan.
9 June 1952
Received minor damage at Chinhae AB (K-10), South Korea in a landing accident.
Pilot: Thomas J. Daniels
Unknown dates
Unknown date to November 1974
44-77603 - USAF (USA)
Unknown date
Returned.
13 November 1974
Sold to an unknown buyer at Bupyong, South Korea. Total airframe time: 10,629 hours.
Fate unknown.
Last edited: 05/04/2024