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