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Commando 44-77779

Aircraft Identification

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

USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77779

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 33175

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1711

FATE: Written off

Operational Record

  January 1945 to July 1945

  44-77779 - USAAF (USA)


29 January 1945

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

Probably assigned to the 13th Air Force, 403rd Troop Carrier Group operating in the Southwest Pacific.

1 March 1945

Departed the USA for Brisbane Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia.

Unknown date

Assigned to Nichols Field, Philippines.

4 July 1945

Condemned for salvage, accident.

Last edited: 14/07/2024