Over 3,000 Commandos were built, and today, about 50 C-46s continue to fly in various capacities around the world, mostly as freighters in Central and South America. The CAF acquired this plane in February, 1978. After a couple of mishaps, the plane ended up with the Southern California Wing of the CAF. She is now known as China Doll.
Curtiss C-46F
Commando
Another aircraft found at Ortner Field was this C-46F. It was one of 234 C-46Fs built at the Curtiss plant in Buffalo, New York. She was accepted into the service in July 1945, with USAAF serial No 44-78663.