Commando 44-77743

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

USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77743

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 33139

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1675

FATE: Written off

  January 1945 to June 1947

  44-77742 - USAAF (USA)

22 January 1945

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

Probably assigned to the 5^th Air Force, 54^th Troop Carrier Wing operating in the Southwest Pacific theater.

26 February 1945

Ferried through Brisbane Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia.

Unknown date

Assigned to Japan.

Unknown date

Assigned to the 21^st Air Service Group, 71^st Air Engineering Squadron based at Clark AB, Philippines.

30 April 1947

Damaged beyond repair at Ashiya AB, Japan in a ground loop.

Pilot: Milton A. McAuley

1 June 1947

Condemned for salvage.

6 January 1947

Reclamation completed. [dates inconsistency]