Commando 44-77831
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77831
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 33227
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1763
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
February 1945 to August 1947
44-77831 - 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
Assigned to the 9th Air Force, 52nd Troop Carrier Wing, 349th Troop Carrier Group, 313th Troop Carrier Squadron based at Roye-Amy, France.
26 July 1945
Returned to the USA at Bradley Field, CT.
5 January 1946
Damaged beyond repair at Kingman, AZ in a takoff accident.
12 November 1946
Condemned for salvage.
26 November 1946
Assigned to Las Vegas, NV.
18 August 1947
Reclamation completed.
Last edited: 17/08/2024