Commando 44-77522
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77522
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32918
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1454
FATE: Unknown
Operational Record
December 1944 to September 1947
44-77522 - USAAF (USA)
December 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
September 1947 to unknown date
44-77522 - USAF (USA)
18 September 1947
Transferred.
Unknown date
Assigned to the 315th Troop Carrier Group, Medium, 34th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium based at Brady AB, Japan.
25 November 1952
Received major damage at Pohang, Korea in a landing accident due to weather.
Pilot: Charles C. Smith
Unknown date
Assigned to the 2578th Air Force Reserve Training Center based at Ellington AFB, TX.
24 April 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.
Fate unknown. [quoted by AB as removed from surplus list]
Last edited: 23/01/2024