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Curtiss C-46F Commando 1/200 Scale Diecast Model “The Tinker Belle” s/n 478774, USAF Brand: AeroClassics 200 SKU: AC219754
AUD $128.00
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Curtiss C-46F Commando 1/200 Scale Diecast Model, USAF – AC219754
Length | 11.6 cm | 4.6 in | Approx |
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Wingspan | 16.5 cm | 6.5 in | Approx |
Diecast model features:
- Constructed with metal and plastic components
- Undercarriage fixed extended
- Display stand not included.
AeroClassics 200 AC411116
AeroClassics, 200 AC219754 replicates in 1/200 scale, diecast the C-46F, “The Tinker Belle”, s/n 44-78774, in a United States Army Air Force (USAAF) colour scheme.
Commando S/N 22597
Curtiss C-46F Commando, construction number 22597, military serial number 44-78774, was built in 1945 for the USAAF. Post military service employed as an airliner and then to the Confederate Air Force in February 1976, then in January 2011 to the Warriors and Warbirds Inc, North Carolina. The current owners, the City of Monroe, North Carolina, purchased the airframe in May 2011 and maintained it in airworthy condition.
Curtiss C-46 Commando
The Curtiss C-46 Commando is an American twin-engine transport aircraft that first flew on March 26, 1940, entering service in 1940 with the USAAC—designated as the R5C in the US Navy/Marine Corps. It served in most World War II theatres of operation, the most famous flying over “The Hump” (Himalaya Mountains), transporting supplies to China from India.
At the time of production, it was the largest twin-engine aircraft in the world, with a cargo capacity twice the volume and three times the weight of the C-47. It remained in service with the USAF until 1968 and served in Korea and Vietnam. Postwar, it saw limited use as an airliner due to high operating costs. Production ended in 1945 with 3,181 airframes completed.
It has a flight crew of three, two pilots, a navigator, and an optional loadmaster. It is powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, driving four-bladed Curtiss Electric constant-speed propellers and later three-blade Hamilton-Standard propellers.
Curtiss C-46F Commando 1/200 Scale Diecast Model “The Tinker Belle” s/n 478774, USAF Brand: AeroClassics 200 SKU: AC219754
AUD $128.00
In stock