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    Airframe Family: Curtiss C-46 Commando
    Latest Model:C-46F-1-CU Commando
    Last Military Serial:44-78652 USAAF
    Construction Number:22475
    Last Civil Registration:N7560U
    Compressed ID:Curtiss C-46F-1-CU sn 44-78652 USAA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Southern Air Transport Air Freight Inc, Miami, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a C-46F-1-CU by Curtiss at Buffalo, NY, USA.

    July 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-78652.

    From 18 July 1949 to 18 December 1951

    To Alltrans Company Inc with new c/r N1802M.

    From 18 December 1951 to April 1954

    To Lake Central Airlines keeping c/r N1802M.

    April 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-78652.

    7 February 1955

    To Resort Airlines with new c/r N9398H.

    11 February 1955

    To Maritime Central Airlines with new c/r CF-HTJ.

    1956

    To Mont Laurier Aviation keeping c/r CF-HTJ.

    1961

    To Nordair keeping c/r CF-HTJ.

    By 18 March 1966

    To Channel Air Lift with new c/r N7560U.

    2 December 1966

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK67A0050: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 06:09 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, HI. The gear collapsed during the landing rollout. The factors included; landing gear warning and indicating components. The emergency circumstances included; precautionary landing on airport and suspected mechanical discrepancy...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1970

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Oalkland, CA.

    1 May 1972

    To William Bohike keeping c/r N7560U.

    From 1 May 1972 to July 1973

    Leased to Caribbean Air Services (Casair).

    July 1973

    To Caribbean Air Services (Casair) keeping c/r N7560U.

    4 June 1979


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At San Juan, Puerto Rico

    30 December 1981

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MIA82DA026: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 12: 42 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Name Of Airport - San Juan International Airport, San Juan, PR. The flight departed from San Juan, PR, with the destination St Thomas, Vi. Ground looped or water swerved during the landing rollout. Collided with ditches during the landing rollout...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    11 September 1982

    To Southern Air Transport Air Freight Inc, Miami, FL keeping c/r N7560U.

    November 1985

    Withdrawn from use.
    And stored.

    11 December 1985

    Civil registration, N7560U, cancelled.


    Photographer: Unknown


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