1/200 Western Models (AC219763) Curtiss C46D Commando (478019) U.S.A.F. Palmdale Air Park, California (Limited Edition)

Dates

Event

1945

Constructed as a C-46D-15-CU by Curtiss at Buffalo, NY, USA.

March 1945

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-78019.

9 March 1945

Transferred to TCCCTS, 61st Tactical Wing, TCC, 805th AAF Base Unit, George Field, IL.

1951

Transferred to 514th Carrier Troop (M) Wing (TAC), Mitchel AFB, NY.
Reading for deployment to Korea.

14 April 1952

Involved in an incident.
Accident while taxiing at Attenbury AFB, Columbus, IN. (Pilots: Bird and Stanley).

1954

Transferred to 3499th Mobile Training Wing, Chanute AFB, IL.
Flew F-89 training missions to Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland.

Circa 1954

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.

Transferred to Flying Tigers, Burbank, CA.
Assigned to the Flying Tigers to transport Troops and Cargo for a time.

Transferred to 3499th MTW.

1957

Transferred to 2577th ARFC, TX.

From 7 April 1958 to 27 June 1962

Transferred to Davis-Monathon AFB, AZ.

12 April 1965

To G and G Steele Inc with new c/r N32229.

17 April 1969

To C-46 Parts Inc keeping c/r N32229.

1970

To Transportes Aereos Squella (Suravua), Chile, South America.
It is unclear if it was owned or loaned to TAS.

29 July 1970

The DEA confiscated the A/C with several others while in Miami, Florida.

10 April 1974

To Tucson Air Museum Foundation, Tucson, AZ keeping c/r N32229.

Placed on display with Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, AZ.
View the Location Dossier

23 December 1981

Civil registration, N32229, cancelled.

August 2005

To Joe Davies Heritage Airpark, Palmdale Plant 42, Palmdale, CA.
Sold to the airpark.
View the Location Dossier

From Unknown to July 2010

Restored.

8 August 2008

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

Photographer: Kahtleen Dewhurst

10 July 2010

Photographer: Kathleen Dewhurst

July 2010

Placed on displayed at the east entrance.

5 September 2011

Photographer: Mike Henniger

26 May 2013

Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Exhibited at the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42, Palmdale, California

26 May 2013

Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Exhibited at the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42, Palmdale, California

29 April 2016

Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Joe Davies Heritage Air Park in Palmdale, California.

2 May 2017 

Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
Notes: At the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark in Palmdale, CA, USA.