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	Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando model airplane
		In the Pacific the Commando played a significant role in the island-hopping operations which culminated in Japanese surrender.
		Commandos remained in service with both the USAAF/USAF and the USMC after World War II had ended.
		The USAF employed C-46s operationally during the Korean War, as well as in the early stages of hostilities in Vietnam, and a very small number of this airplane still remain in service with civilian operators, chiefly freight haulers in Central and South America.
	www.worldaircorps.com /airplanes/am213.htm (402 words)

	Army Air Forces in World War II
		Army Air Forces in World War II The Curtiss C–46 Commando originated in 1940 as a large, thirty-six–passenger airliner, clearly intended to leapfrog the successful Douglas DC–3.
		As a bigger, potentially more productive twin-engine military transport, the C–46 was quickly taken over by military authorities at the outbreak of World War II.
		Factory design changes and operational experience mitigated a spate of early complaints about engines and pesky maintenance problems as crews integrated the C–46 into their military duties.
	www.usaaf.net /ww2/airlift/airliftpg3b.htm (317 words)

	Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Commando began its career as a pressurized, 36-seat commercial airliner (designated as CW-20) with twin rudders, but the Army saw greater utility for the aircraft as a transport.
		The C-46A had a large cargo door on the port side of the rear fuselage, folding seats to accommodate 40 troops, could carry a far greater payload than its more famous stablemate, the C-47, and it offered better high-altitude performance, which was one of the reasons it was used so extensively in the CBI theater.
		Commando crews began flying the hazardous air route over the Himalayas in 1943 after the Japanese closed the Burma Road.
	www.theaviationzone.com /factsheets/c46.asp (357 words)

	Warbird Alley: Curtiss C-46 Commando
		The Commando entered service with the USAAF in July 1942, becoming the largest and heaviest twin-engine aircraft in the Air Corps.
		The Commando also served in the Pacific theater, where it moved troops and supplies from island to island, contributing to the defeat of Japan.
		Well over 3,000 Commandos were built, and they remained in service through the Korean War.
	www.warbirdalley.com /c46.htm (349 words)

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