Aircraft Photo of 478627 | Curtiss C-46F Commando | Republic of China - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	478627
Aircraft Original Type:	Curtiss-Wright CW-20
Aircraft Generic Type:	Curtiss C-46 Commando (CW-20)
Aircraft Version:	Curtiss C-46F Commando
C/n (msn):	22450
Operator Titles:	Republic of China - Air Force

Location
City / Airport:	Buffalo - Niagara InternationalMap
Region / Country:	New York, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: KBUF IATA: BUF Local: BUF Other: -

Photo Date:	June 1945 to August 1945
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	586048

Photo Comment
The pristine condition of the C-46 would indicate this is at Buffalo where it was built for the Republic of China air force under lend-lease (USAAF 44-78627). Suffered a minor accident at Dakar on delivery. Repaired, it flew on to Cairo where it was damaged beyond repair on September 10, 1945. Photo by: Hans Groenhoff / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 15 July 2023, and has since been viewed 635 times.

Photo Comment

The pristine condition of the C-46 would indicate this is at Buffalo where it was built for the Republic of China air force under lend-lease (USAAF 44-78627). Suffered a minor accident at Dakar on delivery. Repaired, it flew on to Cairo where it was damaged beyond repair on September 10, 1945. Photo by: Hans Groenhoff / Smithsonian Institution

This photo was added on 15 July 2023, and has since been viewed 635 times.

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