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Contact Info
Home Town Morgantown
Last Address Land O'Lakes FL
Date of Passing Aug 03, 2006
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Last Known Activity:
1972 - 1963 Langley AFB, 4500 ABW (TAC) (Aug 1970 - 1971 8th AP, Bien Hoa & Tan Son Nhut, Vietnam)
1960 - 1963 7101 ABW (USAFE), Wiesbaden, Germany
1963- 1957 33rd ATS (MATS), McChord AFB. WA
1955 - 1957 13 ATS (MATS) Brookley AFB, AL
May 1954 6101st ABW (FEAF) Japan aboard USNS GAFFEY - exercise "Native Dancer"
1952 - 1953 56th ABG, Hamilton AFB, CA
1950 - 1951 452nd Bomb Wing (AFSC 46230) Korea
1949 3415 Technical Tng Wg, Denver, CO
1948 Dec Enlisted
Info compiled as good as possible with available records.
1952-1953, C-46 Commando
From Year 1952
To Year 1953
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C-46 Commando Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando was an American transport aircraft originally designed for commercial use although it was primarily used during World War II by the United States Army Air Forces; the Navy/Marine Corps version was known as the R5C. Also known to the men who flew them as "The Whale," or even more irreverently as the "Curtiss Calamity," [2] the C-46 served a similar role as its counterpart, the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, but was not quite as famous or as extensively produced.
Postwar, C-46s were briefly used in their original role as passenger airliners, but the glut of surplus C-47s dominated the marketplace with the C-46 soon relegated to a secondary status. However, the C-46 was adopted as a rugged cargo aircraft for northern and remote locations with its service life extended into the 21st Century.
Model Curtiss-Wright C-46A Commando Length 76.44 ft | 23.30 m Width 78.54 ft | 23.94 m Height 21.75 ft | 6.63 m Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 Double Wasp 18-cylinder radial engines generating 2,000hp of thrust each. Empty Weight 30,001 lbs | 13,608 kg MTOW 55,997 lbs | 25,400 kg Max Speed 269 mph | 433 km/h | 234 kts Max Range 1,199 miles | 1,930 km Ceiling 27,559 ft | 8,400 m | 5.2 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 0 Armament None. Accommodations 4 Operators the United States of America
