Curtiss C-46 ‘Commando’ (1 Viewer)

[King & Country]

Hi Guys,

The Curtiss C-46 ‘Commando’ was a military transport aircraft produced during WW2 and used by both the U.S. Army Air Corps and the U.S. Navy / Marine Corps.

It performed a similar role as its Douglas-built counterpart, the C-47 ‘Skytrain’ known to the British as the ‘Dakota’.

After the war the C-46 was primarily relegated to the cargo carrying role while most C-47’s were converted to passenger airliners.

Our K&C model is nicknamed “Tinker Belle” and is 1:30 scale, measuring 109.7cm wingspan and 77.6cm length and in the markings of the U.S. Army Air Corps.

All the best,
Andy

 

[Panzer ace]

Simply spectacular.

 

[Guy]

What a beast !!!
guy:smile2:

 

[zblang]

Recently I was fortunate enough to see the real deal. If interested, my photos are below:

 

[zblang]

As you can see, K&C has done quite a nice job recreating this beast!!!

 

[hilts]

Are those pictures from WW2 Weekend in Reading Pa. ?

 

[zblang]

Are those pictures from WW2 Weekend in Reading Pa. ?

Yes!

 

[theBaron]

Recently I was fortunate enough to see the real deal

Ah, the World War II Weekend at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, PA!

If you're in the area, this year's event is coming up, June 1st through the 3rd. You can see "Tinker Belle", plus a lot of other restored warbirds, and a host of re-enactors. It's worth visiting the show!

This year, the newly-restored B-29 "Doc" joins "Fifi", for a demonstration of the two airworthy B-29s left. One is quite a sight, and this should be really great, to see them both flying.

Prost!
Brad

 

[ivanmoe]

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"Most famous for its operations in the China-Burma-India Theatre (CBI) and the Far East, the Commando, with its pressurized cabin, was a workhorse in flying over "The Hump" (as the Himilaya Mountains were nicknamed by Allied airmen), transporting desperately needed supplies to troops in China from bases in India. A variety of transports had been employed in the campaign, but only the C-46 was able to handle the wide range of adverse conditions encountered by the USAAF."

-Moe

 

[hilts]

Re: Curtiss C-46 ‘Commando’

Fyi for any of you treefroggers who are within a few hours of Reading Pa. , its well worth a day trip to visit WW2 Weekend. If the 2nd World War is your thing this show has turned into a spectacular event. It's been going on for close to 30 years now. It's always the first full weekend in June. Tons of re-enactors from every branch of service and countries. They've built a French village where they re-enact a battle. A great selection of vehicles and aircraft. They have two B-29's scheduled and alaways have at least one B-17. The re-enactors set up camps and stay the weekend and always available for Q & A. It is a little pricey but well worth it. Check out their website. Andy, since you're in the States for the Texas show you should consider visiting , I know you'd enjoy it. Reading Pa. is about an hour from Philadelphia.

 

[rossim1]

Nice job Andy! Looks ace!

 

[bridport]

"Most famous for its operations in the China-Burma-India Theatre (CBI) and the Far East, the Commando, with its pressurized cabin, was a workhorse in flying over "The Hump" (as the Himilaya Mountains were nicknamed by Allied airmen), transporting desperately needed supplies to troops in China from bases in India. A variety of transports had been employed in the campaign, but only the C-46 was able to handle the wide range of adverse conditions encountered by the USAAF."

-Moe

Pressurised? That explains it. I did think the fuselage and cockpit looked very modern in terms of WW2.

An excellent model.

 

[Sentaapua]

That’s another beautiful warbird you are rolling out Andy! :salute::

 

[TomNT]

This is a nice model and I also saw the real deal at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tuscon Arizona when I visited Sam (Sammy on the forum) last year. You can see him in the second pic with the white cap on standing in front of the massive bird.

Tom

 

[PRMC]

What a cracking model! I thought I was pretty clued up on ww2 aviation, but this bird was completely new to me. Another joy of this hobby is how much you learn.