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C-46 Commando/44-78628



Serial #: 44-78628
Construction #: 22451
Civil Registration:
  N8369
  B-850
  HP-316
  N74811
  N777AF
  N18AC
  N23AC
  Model(s):
  C-46F Commando
Name: None
Status: Stored
Last info: 2002

History:
Delivered to US Army as 44-78628, July 21, 1945.
China National Aviation Corporation, China, 194?.
- Registered as XT-???.
Civil Air Transport, China, Dec. 1949.
- Registered as N8369.
- Reregistered as B-850
American Airdale Corp, July 1950.
Pacific Corp (formerly American Airdale Corp), October 1957.
Hermanos Sebastian y Gomez SA, 1960-1961.
- Registered as HP-316.
Reportedly flew in Bay Of Pigs Invasion as "857"
Southern Air Transport Inc, Sept. 1961-July 1969.
- Registered as N74811.
- Damaged in gear up landing accident, July 11, 1962 .
Intermountain Aviation Inc, Marana, AZ, July 1969-1973.
Rosenbaum Aviation Inc, November 1973-Sept. 1975.
Transcontinental Airlines, Sept. 1975-August 1978.
Cryderman Air Services/Century Airlines, Aug 11, 1978.
Air-Tram Leasing Inc, Bossier City, LA, August 31, 1984.
American Airfreight Company Inc, July 1985.
- Registered as N777AF, November 1985.
Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation, Anaheim, CA, March 29, 1990.
Erickson Air Crane, Medford, OR, April 6, 1995-2002.
- Registered as N18AC, October 1995.
- Registered as N23AC, October 15, 1997.
Everts Air Cargo, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2002.





Source(s):
Federal Aviation Administration.
Ruud Leeuw/Ruud's Classic Airliners
Photo Source(s):
Glenn Chatfield.

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