Commando 44-77782
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77782
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 33178
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1714
FATE: Broken up
Operational Record
January 1945 to March 1949
44-77782 - USAAF (USA)
29 January 1945
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Assigned to the 13th Air Force, 403rd Troop Carrier Group, 13th Troop Carrier Squadron operating in the Southwest Pacific.
12 March 1945
Departed the USA for Brisbane Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia.
Unknown date
Assigned to Nichols Field, Philippines.
21 April 1947
Condemned for salvage, probably by the Army-Navy Liquidation Commission.
14 March 1949
Reclamation completed.
Right: 13th TCS tentmates Johnson, Strand and Jenkins standing on the horizontal of 44-77782.
Photo credit: thirsty13th.com
Last edited: 09/07/2024