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Commando 44-77784

Aircraft Identification

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

USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77784

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 33180

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1716

FATE: Broken up

Operational Record

  January 1945 to January 1949

  44-77784 - 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.

Marked "39".

25 February 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.

4 January 1949

Reclamation completed. [date noted as 4 January 1947, impossible]

 

Right: two shots of 44-77784's tail while with the 13th TCS.
Photo credit: thirsty13th.com

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Last edited: 09/07/2024