Curtiss C-46 Commando
The Curtiss C-46 Commando is an American cargo aircraft. It was mainly used by US Army Air Force and US Navy for the World War II and after the Korean War. It was called R5C-1 by US Navy. After 1945 many were sold to airlines across the world. It's often confused with the Douglas C-47 Skytrain.
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| A wartime photograph of a US Army Air Forces (USAAF) C-46 Commando | |
| Role | Military transport aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Curtiss-Wright |
| First flight | 26 March 1940 |
| Introduction | 1941 |
| Status | Active in limited civilian use |
| Primary users | United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Navy |
| Produced | 1940–1945 |
| Number built | 3,181[1] |
Curtiss C-46 Commando Media
A U.S. C-46 aircraft conducting an aerial evacuation of wounded American troops from Manila, the capital of the Philippines, shortly after U.S. forces retook the city after intense fighting with the Japanese.
C-46A being used for research in 1946, by NACA (Predecessor to NASA)
C-46F "China Doll", Camarillo Airport Museum
Curtiss XC-46B in flight, serial number 346953
Curtiss XC-113, the XC-46C converted as a testbed for the T31 turboprop engine, mounted in place of engine No. 2.
Curtiss C-46R/Super 46C post-war modified C-46D of LANSA Honduras in 1978
Curtiss C-46 "Commando" in flight
C-46 from Republic of China Air Force, at the RoCAF Museum, Taiwan
Buffalo Airways C-46 in northern Canada, c. 2005
References
- ↑ Andrade 1979, p. 65.
