Commando 44-77596
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77596
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32992
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1528
FATE: Unknown
Operational Record
December 1944 to September 1947
44-77596 - 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, 49th Troop Carrier Squadron based at Grevillers-Achiet (B-54), France.
Marked "H2".
24 March 1945
Damaged over Germany during Operation Varsity.
September 1947 to late 1950's
44-77596 - USAF (USA)
18 September 1947
Transferred.
Unknown date
Assigned to the 2343rd Air Force Reserve Training Center based at Portland, OR.
3 May 1958
Assigned to the Arizona Aircraft Storage Squadron and stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.
2 February 1959
Sent to reclamation at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.
Withdrawn from surplus list.
Late 1950's to early 1960's
N9935Z - SAT (SOUTHERN AIR TRANSPORT) (USA)
Late 1950's
Purchased from USAF.
Early 1960's to 1962
N9935Z - AIR AMERICA (USA)
Early 1960's
Exchanged for Commando HP-316.
Assigned to the Cuban Fuerza Aerea de Liberacion based at Retalhuleu, Nicaragua.
17-20 April 1961
Took part in the Bay of Pigs invasion.
1962 to unknown date
AN-AOD - LANICA (LINEAS AEREAS DE NICARAGUA) (NICARAGUA)
1962
Purchased.
1970
Withdrawn from use and stored.
Fate unknown.
Last edited: 04/04/2024