Commando 44-77789
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77789
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 33185
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1721
FATE: Broken up
Operational Record
January 1945 to May 1947
44-77789 - 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 theater.
5 March 1945
Ferried through Brisbane Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia.
Unknown date
Assigned to Nichols Field, Philippines.
May 1947 to unknown date
44-77789 - CNRRA AIR TRANSPORT (CHINESE NATIONAL RELIEF AND REHABILITATION ADMINISTRATION) (CHINA)
19 May 1947
Transferred to CNRRA Air Transport.
Initially assigned to the reserve fleet and stored at Tien Ho, Guangdong, China.
Used for parts and broken up at Tien Ho at an unknown date.
Last edited: 18/07/2024