Aircraft Photo of 41-5159 / 15159 | Curtiss C-46A Commando | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #405811
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:41-5159
Alternate Serial:15159
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss-Wright CW-20
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss C-46 Commando (CW-20)
Aircraft Version:Curtiss C-46A Commando
C/n (msn):26361
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
 
Photo Date:May 1942 to December 1942
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 405811
Photo Comment

The very first production C-46 Commando, rolled out in May 1942 and delivered to the USAAF on 12 July - an awesome modern and capable transport asset, although it was soon recalled to the factory to undergo 53 urgent modifications. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution

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