Commando 44-77482
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77482
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 32878
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1414
FATE: Broken up
Operational Record
November 1944 to May 1947
44-77482 - USAAF (USA)
28 November 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Probably assigned to the 5th Air Force, 54th Troop Carrier Wing operating in the Southwest Pacific theater.
31 January 1945
Ferried through Brisbane Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia.
Unknown date
Assigned to Nichols Field, Philippines.
May 1947 to unknown date
44-77482 - CNRRA AIR TRANSPORT (CHINESE NATIONAL RELIEF AND REHABILITATION ADMINISTRATION) (CHINA)
19 May 1947
Transferred to CNRRA Air Transport.
Initially assigned to the reserve fleet and stored at Tien Ho, Guangdong, China.
Used for parts and broken up at Tien Ho at an unknown date. [sometimes mistaken for XT-832]
Last edited: 17/07/2024