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    Airframe Family: Curtiss C-46 Commando
    Latest Model:C-46D-5-CU Commando
    Last Military Serial:51-1121 JASDF
    Construction Number:32820
    Last Civil Registration:N5579Z
    Compressed ID:Curtiss C-46D-5-CU sn 51-1121 JASDF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Hurlburt Field Memorial Airpark, Hurlburt Field (South West Side), Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-46D-5-CU by Curtiss at Buffalo, NY, USA.

    16 November 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-77424.

    18 September 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-77424.

    1949

    Assigned to Air Force Reserve and used for crew proficiency in California and Washington.

    1950

    Operated in Japan and Korea for entire Korean War.

    By February 1953

    Transferred to 6167th Maintenance Squadron, 6167th Maintenance and Support Group, K-16, Seoul, Korea.

    1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Japanese Air Self Defense Force with s/n 51-1121.
    Leased to the Japanese Air Self Defense Force.

    21 August 1964

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. This was a military flight. The accident occurred at Okayama Airport (OKJ) (Japan) while landing. Narrative: Belly landing; damaged beyond repair.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.
    Your Assistance is Needed: There is some question as to wether or not this airframe was actually damaged beyond repair. If you know the extent of the damage on this date please share your information with Aerial Visuals.
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    From By February 1969 to After November 1977

    Transferred to Flight Check Squadron.

    1980

    To Alaska Rental and Sales with new c/r N5579Z (C-46A, 4477424).

    Owner exchanged this plane for a C-118 through Air Force Museum program.

    Civil registration, N5579Z, cancelled.

    Circa 1986

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    11 October 1986

    To Air Commando Park, Hurlburt Field (South West Side), Fort Walton Beach, FL.
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    Circa 2003


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: A Hurlburt Field memorial park.

    12 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35 mm slide

    To Hurlburt Field Memorial Airpark, Hurlburt Field (South West Side), Fort Walton Beach, FL.
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    13 December 2024


    Photographer: Richard Vandervord
    Notes: Recently repainted as 77552
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     1000 Aircraft Photos (Aeroplane Photo Supply) by Ron Dupas and Johan Visschedijk
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Aviation Archaeology
    Aviation Safety Network
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Go! Navy by Takafumi Hiroe
    Home Facts by Realty Trac
    Hurlburt Field
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
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