National Air and Space Museum Archives

Curtiss C-46 Commando Photographs

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2018.0084
Creators:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Dates:
1944
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.04 Cubic feet
One folder.
Repository:
This collection consists of 42 Curtiss-Wright black and white 8 by 10 inch prints of the inside workings of the Curtiss C-46 Commando, 1944.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 42 Curtiss-Wright black and white 8 by 10 inch prints of the inside workings of the Curtiss C-46 Commando, 1944. There are also 6 color prints of various World War II Curtiss aircraft, or aircraft that used Curtiss propellers.

Arrangement

Arrangement
No arrangement.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The Curtiss C-46 Commando was a twin engined military transport aircraft used during World War II by the United States Army Air Forces and also the United States Navy / Marine Corps, which used the designation R5C.

Administration

Author
Patti Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Roy E. Licklider, Gift, 2018, NASM.2018.0084
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2020.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Curtiss C-46 Commando Photographs, NASM.2018.0084, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

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