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Commando 44-77843

Aircraft Identification

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

USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 44-77843

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 33239

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1775

FATE: Broken up

Operational Record

  February 1945 to May 1947

  44-77843 - USAAF (USA)


9 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.

4 August 1945

Returned to the USA at Bradley Field, CT.

  May 1947 to March 1948

  44-77843 - WAA (WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATION) (USA)


2 May 1947

Transferred to the WAA and stored at Bush Field, GA.

  March 1948 to April 1949

  44-77843 - USAF (USA)


9 March 1948

Returned to USAF service.

5 May 1948

Assigned to Langley AFB, VA.

Circa 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