Curtiss C-46 Commando, from the factory to the field ...

[APG85]

Beautiful plane.
Here's some shots I took of one that use to reside in one of the junkyards on Valencia Rd. in Tucson (near the Pima Air Museum) in the mid-90's. Someone has since purchased it. Not sure what became of it...

[zorro9]

Mark:

Good Day!

Nice C-46 shots! The cockpit close-ups & interior details were superbtks

[tom d. friedman]

the only complaint i ever heard about the c-46 was the angle configuration of the cockpit windshield. while very streamlined it caused excessive light glare in most weather conditions for the flight crews.

[Chris Brame]

Beautiful plane.
Here's some shots I took of one that use to reside in one of the junkyards on Valencia Rd. in Tucson (near the Pima Air Museum) in the mid-90's. Someone has since purchased it. Not sure what became of it...

It ended up at Chino with Planes of Fame, s/n 44-77559. Here's a shot from 2008:

[APG85]

"It ended up at Chino with Planes of Fame, s/n 44-77559."

Are they restoring it? What's the plan...?

[The Inspector]

The last seven photos look like the stepped-nose C-46E or XC-46B.

Mark, How 'bout a shot or two of the prewar CW-20 Airliner, especially the twin tailed version?

Here's a wartime shot, from the Imperial War Museum, © IWM (CM 6535):

C-46 s/n 101 was the prototype CW 20 airliner and as originally test flown by Eddie Allen, had twin small vertical fins and twice as many windows as the COMMANDO.(also different, double legged main gear). It went to the USAAF as 4121041 and was the one and only C-55, after evaluation it went back to CURTISS under it's civil registration of NX 19436 It was sold to British Overseas Airways Corp. as G-AGDI and named St. Louis. it was broken up 10/29/43 Good find Chris!