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Some images from my collection - Photographer's name © and date when known

Another of my favourite aircraft - I have quite a few.
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51-1101 Curtiss C-46 Commando (32820) Japan Air Self-Defense Forces - JASDF.

Photo: via Toshiyuki Toda © 09 November 1975 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for the USAAF as C-46A 44-77424 in 16 November 1944.

71-1131 Curtiss C-46 Commando (32905) Japan Air Self-Defense Forces - JASDF, at Osaka.

Photo: via Bo-Göran Lundkvist © 22 September 1979 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for the USAAF as C-46A 44-77509 in December 1944. Noted for sale at Miho Air Base, 13-Oct-1977 TT 12,093 hours.

HP-463 Curtiss C-46 Commando (33066) INAIR
at Miami - KMIA, Florida.

Photo: via Bo-Göran Lundkvist © December 1968 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for the USAAF as C-46A 44-77670 11 January 1945. N1660M ; CU-P183; N1660M; YV-C-CAG XH-TNC;HR-TNC; HP-463 c.1967. WFU Panama City 1973.

PJ-CLD Curtiss C-46 Commando (30300) Caraïbische Lucht Transport Maatschappij - CTLM at Miami - KMIA, Florida.

Photo: via Bo-Göran Lundkvist © December 1968 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for the USAAF as C-46A 42-96638 in July 1944. Converted to Smith Super 46C. Operated by CLTM Cargo from February 1968 until April 1976.

N5134B Curtiss C-46A Commando (289) Central Caribbean - at Miami - KMIA, Florida.

Photo: via Bo-Göran Lundkvist © December 1968 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for the USAAF as C-46A 43-47218 delivered 28-Feb-1945. YV-C-ERB RANSA 1955. Later N137R and finally N74173 Yanks Air Museum.

Caught up with it as N74173 at Las Cruces - KLRU, New Mexico in 1998.

Photo: Neil Aird © 20 May 1998.

TAM-29 Curtiss C-46A Commando (unknown c/n) Bolivian Air Force / Transporte Aéreo Militar / TAM - at Miami - KMIA, Florida.

Photo: via Bo-Göran Lundkvist © December 1968 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

TI-1053C Curtiss C-46A Commando (26812) at Miami - KMIA, Florida.

Photo: via Bo-Göran Lundkvist © June 1968 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for the USAAF as C-46A 42-3679 delivered 07-Feb-1944. N67924; RX-136 LAPSA; Israel AF; N9841F; TI-1053C; finally back to N9841F in July 1968.

HI-156 Curtiss C-46A Commando (26422) at Miami - KMIA, Florida.

Photo: via Bo-Göran Lundkvist © December 1968 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for the USAAF as C-46A 41-12295 March 1943; N6431D; HI-46 Dominicana; HH-156 September 1968; noted enginless at Santo Domingo 24 June 1978.

9Q-CWN Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando (30483) at Malmö / Bulltofta, Sweden.

Photo: Bo-Göran Lundkvist © c. June 1968 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for the USAAF as C-46A 42-96821 15 September 1944; N2085A; SE-CFA Transair; 9Q-CWN and finally 9T-PLK. w/o 15 July 1970 in runway excursion during emergeny landing at Mbuji Mayi, Congo.

HH-22 Curtiss C-46A Commando (26496) at Miami - KMIA, Florida.

Photo: via Bo-Göran Lundkvist © February 1971 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 41-12369 17 May 1943, but immediately transferred to US Navy as R5C-1 BuAer 39502. PP-VDJ Varig; HK-608 Linea Interamericana Aérea; PP-VCM; Operated by AIR HAITI on freight work from September 1970. Re-regd HH-222 until retired in the late 1970s.

HK-75 Curtiss C-46A Commando (22275) "Burrita" of Aerocondor at Miami - KMIA, Florida.

Photo: via Bo-Göran Lundkvist © June 1968 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 44-78452 06 June 1945. N9948F; N3976C; HK-67; HK-75 crashed 21 June 1977.

CC-CAM Curtiss C-46A Commando (32936/*) ALFA CHILE at Miami - KMIA, Florida.

Photo: Unknown photographer © January 1968 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 44-77540 08 December 1944. N8008E; N9003E; N6376F; N2424J; CC-CAM last reported June 1973. (*May contain parts of 26468).

HP-443 Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando (30267) of AFISA - AEROFLETES INTERNATIONALES S.A., at Miami - KMIA, Florida.

Photo: via Bo-Göran Lundkvist © December 1968 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 42-96605 July 1944. N91367.

LV-FTX Curtiss C-46A-30-CU Commando (26683) Super 46C of Transcontinental, at Miami - KMIA, Florida.

Photo: via Bo-Göran Lundkvist © June 1968 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 41-24762 11 November 1943. N4090A; LV-PLX; LV-FTX; TAM-60; crashed 17 February 1971.

LN-FOS Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando (30257) Fred Olsen Lines.at Oslo / Fornebu, Norway.

Photo: Unknown photographer © c. 1967-1968 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 42-96595 13 July 1944. N9888F; LN-FOS; XW-PHN; N337CA. (also quoted as 30254).

N74811 Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando (22451) Intermountain at Detroit, Michigan.

Photo: B. Crocoll © 02 September 1973 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 44-78628 21 July 1945. XT-***; N8369C; B-850; HP-316; "857" (Bay of Pigs); N74811.

51-1119 Curtiss C-46 Commando (32758) Japan Air Self-Defense Forces - JASDF, at Tokyo.

Photo: Toshiyuki Toda © 03 November 1965 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for the USAAF as 44-77362, delivered November 1944. 51-1119 offered for sale 18 February 1973 9,435 hours.

N9892Z Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando (33376) CAPITOL at Zurich / Kloten - LSZH, Switzerland.

Photo: Daniel Ruhier © October 1968 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 44-77980. N9892Z.

51-1124 Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando (32971) Japan Air Self-Defense Forces - JASDF, at Osaka.

Photo: via Bo-Göran Lundkvist © 22 September 1970 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for the USAAF as 44-77575, delivered December 1944. 51-1124 offered for sale tt 9,765 hours 13 October 1977.

N10427 Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando (30532) SEABOARD WORLD at Munich / Riem - EDDM Germany.

Photo: Daniel Ruhier © November 1968 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 42-101077 delivered 15 September 1944. N10427; crashed 21 February 1973.

91-1143 Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando (unknown) Japan Air Self-Defense Forces - JASDF, at Iruma AB.

Photo: Unknown photographer © 06 December 1974 - John Mounce Collection - Aird Archives

LN-FOP Curtiss C-46R Commando (27049) Fred Olsen Lines at Vienna - LOWW, Austria.

Photo: Fred Barnes © 24 April 1969 - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 42-107362 02 June 1944. N9887F; LN-FOP; XW-PHL; N335CA.

YV-C-AMR Curtiss C-46 Commando (415) AEROPOSTAL at San Antonio - KSAT, Texas.

Photo: Unknown photographer © 25 March 1969 - John Mounce Collection - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 43-47344 19 May 1945 at St. Louis. XT-***; N8377C; N90619; YV-C-AMR; YV-16C.

TI-TRA Curtiss C-46D Commando (33379) TRANS COSTA RICA at San José - MROC, Costa Rica.

Photo: Unknown photographer © 25 March 1969 - John Mounce Collection - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 44-77983 05 March 1945. N5869V;N5926V; TI-1008; TI-1008C; TI-LRB; TI-TRA.

C-1616 Curtiss C-46F-CU Commando (22501) NEBA - North East Bolivian Airways.

Photo: Unknown photographer © September 1985 - John Mounce Collection - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 44-78678 31 July1945.N5671V; CF-CZK; N355K. Major portions used in rebuilding of 27055.

91-1145 Curtiss EC-46D Commando (399) Japan Air Self-Defense Forces - JASDF, at Iruma AB., Japan.

Photo: Unknown photographer © 26 October 2015 - John Mounce Collection - Aird Archives

LN-FOR Curtiss C-46R Commando (30252) Fred Olsen Lines at London / Stansted - EGSS, United Kingdom.

Photo: Unknown photographer © 23 July 1970 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 42-96590 10 July 1944. N9889F; LN-FOR; XW-PHM; N336CA.

61-1129 Curtiss C-46D Commando (32835) Japan Air Self-Defense Forces - JASDF, at Hiroshima, Japan.

Photo: Toshiyuki Toda © 1968 - Rainer Haufschild Collection - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 44-77439 November 1944. 61-1129.

N9891Z Curtiss C-46A-10-CU Commando (33242) LUFTHANSA (Capitol Airways - leased to Lufthansa Cargo) at Hannover - EDDV, Germany.

Photo: Rainer Haufschild © 21 July 1966 - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 44-77846 delivered February 1945. N9891Z.

HK-3205 Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando (22401) TRANSOCEANICA at Bogota - SKBO, Colombia.

Photo: Unknown photographer © 19 March 1994 - Aird Archives

Built for USAAF as 44-78578 delivered July 1945. N69346; HK-3205; HK-3205P.

More images coming every now and then from the wonderful Rainer Haufschild Collection, and others.
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