Commando 44-77830
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77830
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 33226
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1762
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
February 1945 to April 1947
44-77830 - USAAF (USA)
5 February 1945
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
20 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.
26 July 1945
Returned to the USA at Bradley Field, CT.
30 November 1945
Assigned to Bergstrom AAF, TX.
27 March 1947
Condemned for salvage.
3 April 1947
Reclamation completed.
April 1947 to March 1948
44-77830 - WAA (WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATION) (USA)
30 April 1947
Transferred to the WAA.
March 1948 to unknown date
44-77830 - USAF (USA)
9 March 1948
Returned to USAF service.
5 May 1948
Assigned to Langley AFB, VA.
21 February 1949
Converted to EC-46D (exempt category).
6 April 1949
Reclamation authorized.
24 February 1949
Reclamation completed.
Unknown date to July 1964
N9324R - C-46 PARTS INC. (USA)
Unknown date
Purchased. [possibly from a private individual who bought it from the USAF?]
3 June 1960
Registered.
31 July 1964
Registration cancelled, exported to Colombia.
July 1964 to July 1966
HK-682 - AEROPESCA (COLOMBIA)
July 1964
Purchased.
Late 1968
Damaged beyond repair near San Andres Island, Colombia in an accident.
The Commando crashed in the sea shortly after taking off from San Andres.
Below: HK-682, unknown dates and locations.
Photo credit, left: Jaime Escobar Corradine
Photo credit, right: Brian Stainer / Darren Pitcher
Last edited: 16/08/2024