Commando 44-77725

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

USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77725

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 33121

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1657

FATE: Written off

  January 1945 to February 1946

  44-77725 - 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 the I Troop Carrier Commando, 813^th AAF Base Unit, Sedalia AAF, MO, Squadron A.

17 July 1945

Damaged at Sedalia AAF, MO in a taxi accident.

Pilot: Donald S. Wilcox

The Commando was taxiing at Sedalia AAF, MO when it collided with sistership 44-77966 parked nearby.

  February 1946 to May 1948

  44-77725 - RFC (RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION) (USA)

7 February 1946

Transferred to RFC and stored at Walnut Ridge AAF, AR.

  May 1948 to November 1949

  44-77725 - USAF (USA)

21 May 1948

Returned to USAF service.

19 August 1948

Assigned to the Oklahoma City Air Material Area based at Tinker AFB, OK and probably refurbished.

31 March 1949

Assigned to the 2240^th Air Force Reserve Training Center based at Cleveland Municipal, OH.

15 August 1949

Converted to TC-46D.

16 August 1949

Damaged beyond repair at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH in ground collision.

The Commando was parked at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH when it was hit by Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 44-85603 of the 91^st Reconnaissance Wing operated by Charles M. Hall. The B-17 had seemingly suffered a mechanical failure that led to the collision. Both airplanes were damaged beyond repair.

5 October 1949

Reclamation authorized.

25 November 1949

Reclamation completed.