Commando 44-77668
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77668
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 33064
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1600
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
January 1945 to September 1947
44-77668 - USAAF (USA)
January 1945
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
September 1947 to December 1954
44-77668 - USAF (USA)
18 September 1947
Transferred.
Unknown date
Assigned to the 437th Troop Carrier Group, Medium, 86th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium based at Brady AB, Japan.
14 March 1952
Received minor damage 19 km west of NAS Atsugi, Japan in a midair collision.
Pilot: Philip A. Rogers
Unknown date
Assigned to the 315th Troop Carrier Group, Medium, 43rd Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium based at Brady AB, Japan.
1 December 1954
Damaged beyond repair at Brady AB, Japan in a takeoff accident due to a fire.
Pilot: Harold W. Gilbert
Last edited: 10/05/2024