Curtiss C-46 Commando

C-46 Commando
	A wartime photograph of a US Army Air Forces (USAAF) C-46 Commando
Role	Military transport aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Curtiss-Wright
First flight	26 March 1940
Introduction	1941
Status	Active in limited civilian use
Primary users	United States Army Air Forces; United States Air Force; United States Marine Corps; United States Navy
Produced	1940–1945
Number built	3,181

The Curtiss C-46 Commando is an American cargo aircraft. It was mainly used by US Army Air Force and US Navy for the World War II and after the Korean War. It was called R5C-1 by US Navy. After 1945 many were sold to airlines across the world. It's often confused with the Douglas C-47 Skytrain.

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