• Aircraft:

  Curtiss C-46F Commando

• Reg: N53594 photos
• Serial #:

  15034

• Airline: Commemorative Air Force
• Photo Date: Nov 10, 2007
• Uploaded: Dec 03, 2007
• Las Vegas Nellis Air Force Base - KLSV, USA - Nevada

This plane has a great history and I paraphrase: 'China Doll' rolled off the assembly line and was accepted in July 1945, with Curtiss Construction No. 22486 and AAF Serial No. 44-78663: one of 234 C-46Fs built at the Curtiss plant in Buffalo, NY in 1944. Early assignments included Sedalia Army Air Base, Greenville SC, Brookey, AL, and other Southeastern bases as a transport and glider tow plane with the military until the early 50's. Surplused and sold to Meteor Air Transport of Teteboro, NJ and redesignated N53594. Other civilian companies incluced: Riddle Airlines, Zantop, & Ortiner Air Services. Aquired in 1978 by Confederate Air Force as N30801 (which is now 'Executive Sweet') as 'China Doll'. In 1997 was reported to be registered N53594 which she now is. There...!

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It was worth the long drive from LA to see this bad boy!

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