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1945 |
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Constructed as a C-46D-15-CU by Curtiss at Buffalo, NY, USA. |
March 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-78019. |
9 March 1945 |
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Transferred to TCCCTS, 61st Tactical Wing, TCC, 805th AAF Base Unit, George Field, IL. |
1951 |
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Transferred to 514th Carrier Troop (M) Wing (TAC), Mitchel AFB, NY.
Reading for deployment to Korea. |
14 April 1952 |
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Involved in an incident.
Accident while taxiing at Attenbury AFB, Columbus, IN. (Pilots: Bird and Stanley). |
1954 |
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Transferred to 3499th Mobile Training Wing, Chanute AFB, IL.
Flew F-89 training missions to Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland. |
Circa 1954 |
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Photographer: Gerry Balzer
Notes: Aircraft sitting on the runway of Palmdales Plant 42 in April of 1954 while it was loaded with the Lockheed F-89 Scorpion Night Flyer, Flight Equipment Trainer. Neaded for Newfoundland. |
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Transferred to Flying Tigers, Burbank, CA.
Assigned to the Flying Tigers to transport Troops and Cargo for a time. |
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Transferred to 3499th MTW. |
1957 |
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Transferred to 2577th ARFC, TX. |
From 7 April 1958 to 27 June 1962 |
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Transferred to Davis-Monathon AFB, AZ. |
12 April 1965 |
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To G and G Steele Inc with new c/r N32229. |
17 April 1969 |
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To C-46 Parts Inc keeping c/r N32229. |
1970 |
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To Transportes Aereos Squella (Suravua), Chile, South America.
It is unclear if it was owned or loaned to TAS. |
29 July 1970 |
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The DEA confiscated the A/C with several others while in Miami, Florida. |
10 April 1974 |
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To Tucson Air Museum Foundation, Tucson, AZ keeping c/r N32229. |
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Placed on display with Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, AZ.
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23 December 1981 |
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Civil registration, N32229, cancelled. |
August 2005 |
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To Joe Davies Heritage Airpark, Palmdale Plant 42, Palmdale, CA.
Sold to the airpark.
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From Unknown to July 2010 |
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Restored. |
8 August 2008 |
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Photographer: Simon Wallwork
Notes: This Curtiss C-46D Commando sticks its nose out of a Sun shelter at Palmdale, CA. 44-78019 flew as N32229 and was with the USAF and Pima AMs before coming here. |
10 July 2010 |
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Photographer: Kahtleen Dewhurst |
10 July 2010 |
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Photographer: Kathleen Dewhurst |
July 2010 |
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Placed on displayed at the east entrance. |
5 September 2011 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger |
26 May 2013 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Exhibited at the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42, Palmdale, California |
26 May 2013 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Exhibited at the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42, Palmdale, California |
29 April 2016 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Joe Davies Heritage Air Park in Palmdale, California. |
2 May 2017 |
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Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
Notes: At the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark in Palmdale, CA, USA. |
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