List of surviving Curtiss C-46 Commandos
This is a list of surviving Curtiss C-46 Commandos, including both airworthy and on display or stored aircraft.
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As of January 2019, there are six aircraft known to be regularly flown in active revenue service; one with Everts Air Cargo (N54514 "Maid in Japan"), 3 with Everts Air Fuel (N1837M "Hot Stuff", N7848B "Dumbo" and N1822M "Salmon Ella") and two with Buffalo Airways. In addition, there is one airworthy Museum example; Tinker Belle (N78774) which frequently takes part in Spring through Autumn airshows and museum events. One of Everts Air Fuel (N1822M) was withdrawn from use in July 2018 after an accident, however it is currently undergoing repair.
There are several stored examples in Bolivia, however none of them are currently active. One of them (CP-1655) owned by Eco Express Cargo Services, was being brought back to serviceable condition prior to 2012,[1] and one more (CP-973) is set up for passenger configuration, however it is reportedly now up for sale.[2] The future use of these Bolivian examples is uncertain as the C46 has not seen any use since the crash of CP-1319 (Skyteam Flight Training[3]) in 2012.
There is one additional stored example (C-GIBX) which is stored serviceable, but with the Certificate of Registration cancelled,[4] at Gimli, Manitoba, Canada. This aircraft was tied up in receivership, however according to First Nations Transport, as of Jan 2016, the aircraft is claimed to be airworthy with two new engines and available for sale with the fire bottles and props needing updates.
One last example; China Doll (N53594) was airworthy and flown by the Commemorative Air Force Museum, however it is currently grounded due to Federal Aviation Administration regulations regarding propeller time as well as having corrosion issues. She was originally scheduled to be restored back to airworthy status by 2019,[5][6] however the severity of the corrosion was more extensive than first thought and the funds to bring her back to serviceable condition are not currently available.
Everts has several mothballed air-frames which they hold mainly for spare parts, but some of them could possibly be returned to service if the need arose.
Survivors
Argentina
Bolivia
- 42-3638 – C-46A stored with Lineas Aereas Canedo at El Alto Airport in La Paz.[10][11]
- 42-107410 – C-46A stored at El Alto Airport in La Paz.[12]
- 44-77545 – C-46D stored with Lineas Aereas Canedo in Cochabamba.[10]
- 44-77898 – C-46D stored with Eco Express Charter Services at El Alto Airport in La Paz.[13][1]
Brazil
As of January 2016, the Brazilian Register lists PP-BTP PP-BTZ PP-ITE PP-NAO PP-NMH PP-VCE PT-AYA PT-LBP[14] All show cancelled airworthiness certificates. PP-VCE & PT-LBP are confirmed preserved, PP-NMH exists derelict, however it is not known if any of the other 5 listed still survive.
- 41-12381 – C-46A stored with Serviços Aéreos do Vale Amazônico in Itacoatiara.[15]
- 42-101201 – C-46A on display at the Museu Eduardo André Matarazzo, Bebedouro, São Paulo.[16]
- 43-47084 – C-46A on display at the Museu Aeroespacial in Campo dos Afonsos, Rio de Janeiro.
Canada
According to the Transport Canada database there are four C-46's currently registered.[17] Two are active, one is stored and one was recently withdrawn from use after crash landing in 2015.
- 44-78028 – C-46D airworthy with Buffalo Airways in Yellowknife, North West Territories.[18]
- 44-78649 – C-46F stored with SASCO Ltd (First Nations Transportation) in Gimli, Manitoba.[4]
- 44-78733 – C-46F airworthy with Buffalo Airways in Yellowknife, North West Territories.[19]
China
- 4?-????? – Lushan Air Pavilion, Luyang Ranghe Zhen Airbase - Dark green with medium blue undersides, massive yellow white lightning stripe, bold yellow leading edges and red Chinese lettering on the nose.[20][21] - Display
- 4?-????? – Lushan Air Pavilion, Luyang Ranghe Zhen Airbase - Grey finish.[21][22] - Display
- 4?-????? – Chinese Air Force - China Aviation Museum,[23] Xiaotangshanzhen, Changping, Beijing - White with light grey undersides, code faded - One of two displayed as a pair with below.
- 4?-????? – Chinese Air Force - China Aviation Museum,[23] Xiaotangshanzhen, Changping, Beijing - White with light grey undersides, code faded - Two of two displayed as a pair with above.
- 4?-????? – China Civil Aviation Museum,[24][25] Xie Dao, Beijing - White with light grey undersides, code faded C46A - Display
Haiti
- 41-12369 – C-46A stored at Port-au-Prince.
- 42-96792 – C-46A stored at Port-au-Prince.
Honduras
- 44-78447 – C-46D fuselage stored at Tegucigalpa, Toncontin Airport.
- 44-78708 – C-46F fuselage stored at Museo del Aire de Honduras.
Israel
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- 44-78628 – C-46F on static display at Atlit detainee camp Museum.
Japan
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- 91-1141 – C-46D on static display at Gifu Air Field in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture.[26]
- 91-1138 – C-46D on static display at Hamamatsu Air Base in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture.[26]
- 91-1139 – C-46D on static display at Miho Air Base in Tottori Prefecture.[26]
- 91-1143 – EC-46D on static display at Tokorozawa Aviation Museum in Tokorozawa in Saitama Prefecture.[26]
- 91-1144 – C-46D nose and parts on static display at Hijiri Aviation Museum in Omi, Nagano Prefecture.[26]
- 91-1145 – EC-46D on static display at Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture.[26]
- 61-1127 – C-46D on static display at Kawaguchiko Motor Museum in Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture.[26]
- 44-78480 – C-46D nose in storage with a private collection in Tokyo Prefecture.[26]
Mexico
- 42-101231 – C-46D on display at the Explora Museum in Leon, Guanajuato.[27][28][29]
Philippines
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
United States
- Airworthy
- C-46A Commando
- 43-47202 Dumbo – privately owned in Fairbanks, Alaska.[40]
- C-46D Commando
- C-46F Commando
- 44-78698 Salmon Ella – privately owned in Fairbanks, Alaska.[43][44]
- 44-78774 Tinker Belle – privately owned City of Monroe, North Carolina in Monroe, North Carolina.[45][46]
- 44-78565 Hot Stuff – privately owned in Fairbanks, Alaska.[47][48]
- 44-78663 China Doll – based at the Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force in Camarillo, California.[49][50][51]
- On Display
- C-46A Commando
- 43-47350 – National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.[52][53]
- C-46D Commando
- 42-101198 – Museum of Aviation adjacent to Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia.[54][55]
- 44-77424 – Air Commando Park at Hurlburt Field near Mary Esther, Florida.[56][57]
- 44-77575 Honey Gal – Castle Air Museum in Atwater, California.[58][59][60]
- 44-77635 Syracuse Shackrat – Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.[61][62]
- 44-78018 – National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.[63][64]
- 44-78019 – Joe Davies Heritage Airpark in Palmdale, California.[65][66]
- C-46F Commando
- 44-78573 – 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum at Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, North Carolina.[67]
- 44-78772 – Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, New York. It is on loan from the National Air and Space Museum.[68][69]
- Under restoration or in storage
- C-46A Commando
- 42-96578 – in storage by private owner in Fairbanks, Alaska.[70] Part of rear fuselage acquired by Buffalo Airways for repair of C-FAVO 33242 C-46D which was severely damaged on May 26, 2004.[71][72]
- C-46D Commando
- 44-77559 – in storage at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California.[73][74]
- C-46F Commando
- 43-47218 – in storage at the Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California.[75][76][77]
- 44-78495 – in storage by private owner in Fairbanks, Alaska.[78][79]
- 44-78576 – in storage by private owner in Fairbanks, Alaska.[80][81][82]
- 44-78674 – in storage by private owner in Fairbanks, Alaska.[83][84]
- Unknown ID – re-purposed by private owner in Riverside, California. It was originally bought by Cheryl Williams and Jean Sutherland as US Army surplus in 1947. It was moved on Sutherland's property at the NW end of Rubidoux Ave in Riverside, California and converted into a home.[85][86] Still exists as of Jan 2016.
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