Commando 44-77717

VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando

USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77717

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 33113

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1649

FATE: Unknown

  January 1945 to September 1947

  44-77717 - USAAF (USA)

January 1945

Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.

  September 1947 to unknown date

  44-77717 - USAF (USA)

18 September 1947

Transferred.

Unknown date

Assigned to the 315^th Troop Carrier Group, Medium, 43^rd Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium based at Brady AB, Japan.

1 December 1954

Received major damage at Suwon, Korea (K-13) in a belly landing due to an engine failure or fire.

Pilot: Lester W. Zielinski (survived, retired a USAF Colonel)

Unknown date

Assigned to 2347^th Air Force Reserve Training Center based at Hill AFB, UT.

26 July 1958

Assigned to the Arizona Aircraft Storage Squadron and stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.

2 February 1959

Sent to reclamation, then removed from surplus list.