Commando 44-77711
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77711
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 33107
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1643
FATE: Unknown
Operational Record
January 1945 to February 1946
44-77711 - USAAF (USA)
18 January 1945
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Assigned to I Troop Carrier Command based at Baer Field, IN.
Early 1945
Assigned to I Troop Carrier Command, 813th AAF Base Unit, Sedalia AAF, MO, Squadron B.
11 March 1945
Damaged at Sedalia AAF, MO in a ground accident.
Pilot: Michael J. d'Asaro
While taxiing, the Commando hit parked sistership 44-77790 of same squadron.
11 April 1945
Damaged at Sedalia AAF, MO in a taxi accident.
Pilot: Robert D. Pfaltzgraff
While taxiing, the Commando hit a parked sistership of same base unit [probably 44-77573]
Remained within the continental USA.
February 1946 to unknown date
44-77711 - RFC (RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION) (USA)
26 February 1946
Transferred to RFC and stored at Walnut Ridge AAF, AR.
Fate unknown.
Last edited: 19/07/2024