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Commando 44-77814

Aircraft Identification

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

USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77814

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 33210

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1746

FATE: Written off

Operational Record

  February 1945 to January 1947

  44-77814 - USAAF (USA)


5 February 1945

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

19 March 1945

Assigned to the 8th Air Force.

Departed the USA for Europe.

Early 1945

Assigned to the 9th Air Force, 52nd Troop Carrier Wing, 349th Troop Carrier Group, 312th Troop Carrier Squadron based at Roye-Amy, France (A-73).

20 April 1945

Received major damage at Roye-Amy, France (A-73) in a taxi accident.

Pilot: Frederic W. Bacon

4 August 1945

Returned to the USA at Bradley Field, CT.

  January 1947 to January 1948

  44-77814 - RFC (RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION) (USA)


30 January 1947

Transferred to RFC and stored at Bush Field, GA.

  January 1948

  NO REG - AERO MAINTENANCE INC. (USA)


6 January 1948

Purchased.

  January 1948 to March 1948

  NO REG - PRIVATE (USA)


10 January 1948

Purchased by Jorge Montell.

  March 1948

  NO REG - PRIVATE (USA)


16 March 1948

Purchased by Charles L. Taylor.

  March 1948 to April 1948

  N1635M - THE UNIT EXPORT COMPANY (USA)


30 March 1948

Purchased.

15 April 1948

Registered.

29 April 1948

Registration cancelled, exported to Venezuela.

  April 1948 to April 1950

  YV-C-AQE - TRANSPORTE AEREO TRANSANDINO (VENEZUELA)


April 1948

Purchased.

5 February 1950

Received major damage at Maracaibo, Venezuela in an approach accident (no fatalities).

While on approach to Maracaibo, the Commando struck a house. The tail sustained substantial damage.

Repaired.

  April 1950

  NO REG - PRIVATE (USA)


19 April 1950

Purchased by O. R. Hayes of Coral Gables, FL.

  April 1950 to May 1950

  N1829M - AAXICO (USA)


25 April 1950

Purchased.

26 April 1950

Registered.

1 May 1950

Registration cancelled, exported to Colombia.

  May 1950 to June 1957

  HK-513 - SAM (SOCIEDAD AERONAUTICA DE MEDELLIN) (COLOMBIA)


May 1950

Purchased.

25 June 1957

Damaged beyond repair near Guarne, Colombia in an accident (2/2 fatalities).

Crew:
Capt. Lamuel Rivera
F/O Guillermo Perez

The Commando was operating a cargo flight between Bogota and Medellin, Colombia. At 1630 LT, it crashed for unknown reasons near Guarne, Colombia, not far from destination. Both pilots were killed and the airplane was destroyed.

Last edited: 14/08/2024