Commando 44-77597

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

USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77597

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32993

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1529

FATE: Unknown

  December 1944 to September 1947

  44-77597 - USAAF (USA)

December 1944

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

Early 1945

Assigned to Air Transport Command, Caribbean Division, 1103^th AAF Base Unit, Morrison Field, FL.

15 January 1945

Damaged at Borinquen Field, PR in a taxi accident.

Pilot: Marvin E. Niemiller

The Commando was probably being ferried to Europe via the South Atlantic route. While taxiing at Borinquen Field, PR it struck parked sistership 44-77612 which was probably being ferried on the same route as well. Both airplanes were damaged.

  September 1947 to unknown date

  44-77597 - USAF (USA)

18 September 1947

Transferred.

Unknown date

Assigned to the 2343^rd Air Force Reserve Training Center based at Portland, OR.

Converted to TC-46D.

2 September 1949

Received major damage at Boise, ID in a taxi accident.

Pilot: Loren W. Mills

Unknown date

Assigned to the 2578^th Air Force Reserve Training Center based at Ellington AFB, TX.

Converted back to C-46D.

18 April 1958

Assigned to the Arizona Aircraft Storage Squadron and stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.

10 March 1964

Sent to reclamation at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.

Fate unknown.