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    Airframe Family: Curtiss C-46 Commando
    Latest Model:C-46E Commando
    Last Military Serial:43-47410 USAAF
    Construction Number:2936
    Last Civil Registration:N79978
    Compressed ID:Curtiss C-46E sn 43-47410 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Standard Airlines/Stanley D. Weiss, Long Beach, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-46E.

    13 July 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-47410.

    5 April 1948

    Certificate of airworthiness for N79978 (C-46E, 2936) issued.

    5 April 1948

    To Standard Airlines/Stanley D. Weiss, Long Beach, CA with new c/r N79978.


    Photographer: William T Larkins

    12 July 1949

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. There were 35 fatalities. There were 1,515 hours on the airframe at the time. The domestic scheduled passenger flight departed Albuquerque Municipal Airport, NM (ABQ/KABQ), United States of America and was destined for Hollywood-Lockheed Air Terminal, CA (BUR/KBUR), United States of America. The accident occurred at near Chatsworth, CA (United States of America) while on approach. Narrative: The Standard Airlines flight departed Albuquerque at 04:24 for a flight to Burbank...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    22 August 1949

    Civil registration, N79978, cancelled.
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