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1 February 1954. USAF Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando 44-78027 experienced an in-flight fire and crashed as the pilot attempted to ditch in the Tsugaru Straits between the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, killing all 35.
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1 February 1954. USAF Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando 44-78027 experienced an in-flight fire and crashed as the pilot attempted to ditch in the Tsugaru Straits between the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, killing all 35.
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Aerial view of Mount Fuji, Japan, 1945 or 1946. Shot by James J. Kirkpatrick from the cockpit of a Curtiss C-46 Commando while ferrying troops from the Philippines to Japan following the Japanese surrender.
Curtiss C-46D "Commando" drop paratroopers of the U.S. Army's 187th Regimental Combat Team (RCT) during a training exercise in Korea, in 1950.
The 437th Troop Carrier Wing flew its first mission in Korea on 9 November 1950.
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Curtiss C-46 Commandos in Korea.
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Curtiss C-46A fuselage and empennage assembly (Spring 1943). (U.S. Air Force photo)
Curtiss C-46A flightline. Probably the Curtiss plant in Buffalo, N.Y. Note the Curtiss P-40s. Serial numbers of the two closest aircraft are C-46A-5-CU 41-12288 and 41-12291. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Curtiss C-46A fuselage assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Curtiss C-46D in flight (C-46D-15-CU, S/N 44-78109). Notice both paratroop doors are open. (U.S. Air Force photo)