Commando 44-77813
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77813
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 33209
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1745
FATE: Preserved
Operational Record
February 1945 to January 1946
44-77813 - USAAF (USA)
3 February 1945
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
17 March 1945
Assigned to the 8th Air Force.
Departed the USA for Europe.
Early 1945
Probably assigned to the 9th Air Force, 52nd Troop Carrier Wing.
7 August 1945
Returned to the USA at Bradley Field, CT.
January 1946 to circa 1948
44-77813 - RFC (RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION) (USA)
9 January 1946
Transferred to RFC and stored at Walnut Ridge AAF, AR.
1955 to June 1961
CU-C202 - CUBA AEROPOSTAL (CUBA)
1955
Purchased.
Right: CU-C202 in Cuba Aeropostal colors, unknown date & location.
Photo credit: YesterdaysAirlines
June 1961 to present
CU-C202 - CUBANA (CUBA)
27 June 1961
Transferred as Cuba Aeropostal was nationalized and merged into Cubana.
1972
Offered for sale.
Unknown date
Used as a bar and night club in Havana, Cuba.
Unknown date
Towed to a public park and put on display in Havana, Cuba. [exact location of the park is unknown, any information is welcome]
Left: CU-C202 in its final resting place, a public park in Havana.
Photo credit: unknown
Last edited: 13/08/2024