Curtiss C-46 Commando facts for kids
Quick facts for kids C-46 Commando |
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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 |
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.
Images for kids
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A US C-46 aircraft conducting an aerial evacuation of wounded American troops from Manila, the capital of the Philippines, shortly after US forces retook the city after intense fighting with the Japanese.
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The XC-113
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Curtiss C-46R/Super 46C post-war modified C-46D of LANSA Honduras in 1978
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Curtiss C-46 "Commando" in flight
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People's Liberation Army Air Force C-46 at Beijing Civil Aviation Museum
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"Working office" of a C-46, c. 2006, over northern Manitoba
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Buffalo Airways C-46 in northern Canada, c. 2005
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C-46 C-GIBX from First Nations Transportation, c. 2006
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An Aeropesca Colombia C-46 at Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport, Belize
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C-46D of Lufthansa/Capitol Air at Düsseldorf Airport in 1964
