Commando 44-77832
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77832
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 33228
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1764
FATE: Broken up
Operational Record
February 1945 to January 1947
44-77832 - 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.
27 July 1945
Returned to the USA at Bradley Field, CT.
January 1947 to March 1948
44-77832 - RFC (RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION) (USA)
30 January 1947
Transferred to RFC and stored at Bush Field, GA.
March 1948 to April 1949
44-77832 - 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. [dates discrepancy]
Last edited: 17/08/2024