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Первый CW-20, поднявшийся в небо 26 марта 1940 года, первоначально имел двухкилевое оперение (на фото). К 1941 году на нем установили однокилевое оперение, изменив обозначение на C-55.

Мировая Авиация 221

Первый CW-20, поднявшийся в небо 26 марта 1940 года, первоначально имел двухкилевое оперение. К 1941 году на нем установили однокилевое оперение (на фото), изменив обозначение на C-55.

Мировая Авиация 221

Поскольку Британия испытывала нехватку дальних транспортных самолетов, прототип Curtiss CW-20, получивший военное обозначение C-55, был куплен компанией BOAC и использовался для военных перевозок.

Мировая Авиация 159

После использования в качестве прототипа этот CW-20 (код NX-19436) был возвращен на завод фирмы "Curtiss" для переделки в вариант C-55 (Model CW-20A) - с заменой двухкилевого оперения на один киль с рулем направления. После недолгой службы в Армии США его продали компании "British Overseas Airways Corporation" (BOAC). Самолет назвали "Сент-Луис" в честь города, где его построили.

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-12 / H.Seabrook-Smith - An Anglo-Nordic saga

The Curtiss Wright CW-20 St Louis, used briefly on the service. Originally flown by the USAAF, it was converted to a 24-seater with long range tanks after purchase by BOAC.

Air Pictorial 1956-11 / B.Robertson - U.S. Aircraft in the British Services 1914-1955 (4)

A sole example of the Curtiss-Wright CW20 was purchased for use by B.O.A.C. and used on regular service for a time.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-10 / Skywriters

Curtiss-Wright CW-20 G-AGDI St Louis.

Моделист-Конструктор Военно-транспортные самолеты Второй мировой войны

C-46A на испытаниях в НИИ ВВС, 1945 г.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1946 / 03 - All the world's aeroplanes

The Curtiss C-46 Commando Military Transport (two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 engines).

Мировая Авиация 178

В Корпусе морской пехоты США служили R5C-1, эквивалентные C-46A. Построено 160 R5C-1, которые эксплуатировались и после войны в течение нескольких лет. Десять самолетов поступили в Береговую охрану.

Моделист-Конструктор Военно-транспортные самолеты Второй мировой войны

C-46 ВВС армии США

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - Aircraft A-Z - v3

Curtiss C-46 Commando.

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Commando обеспечивали снабжение американских войск на островах Тихого океана. Два самолета сфотографированы в июне 1944 года на Сайпане, вскоре этот аэродром станет важнейшей базой для B-29.

Aviation Historian 11 / D.Stern - Sub-zero Inc. (1)

A motley collection of USAAC aircraft at the Cold Weather Test Detachment (CWTD) at Ladd Field. Among the types are a Curtiss P-40 and a pair of North American P-51 Mustangs (foreground), a North American AT-6 and Noorduyn Norseman (centre right), a Republic P-47 undergoing maintenance in a shelter, two Curtiss C-46 Commandos, a Consolidated B-24 and Boeing B-17.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Boeing B-17E / B-17G Flying Fortress - СШАUSA - 1941Consolidated B-24H / B-24J Liberator - СШАUSA - 1943Curtiss P-40D Kittyhawk / Warhawk - СШАUSA - 1941Noorduyn C-64 Norseman - КанадаCanada - 1935North American P-51 Mustang - СШАUSA - 1940North American T-6 Texan / AT-6 Harvard - СШАUSA - 1935Republic P-47 Thunderbolt - СШАUSA - 1941

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Чаще всего C-46 ассоциируется с воздушным мостом из Индии в Китай, но самолеты данного типа применялись и на Европейском ТВД. Этот C-46A (42-60956) сфотографирован в Италии.

Авиация и Время 2018-01 / М.Хаустов - В начале новой эпохи

Погрузка YR-4B на борт самолета C-46

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly - СШАUSA - 1942

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Техники проворачивают перед запуском винт левого мотора "Polly the Queen" перед очередным вылетом из Чени, Китай. В Юго-Восточной Азии C-46 стал символом "воздушного моста" в Китай через Гималаи.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-07 / S.Harding - Confederate Commando

Close-up view of the C-46’s alluring namesake, the China Doll. This nose art was the final creation of Tony Starcer, the originator of the nose art on the famed B-17 Memphis Belle.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2015-03 / Знаменательные даты марта в истории авиации

Авиация и Космонавтика 2008-12 / Н.Таликов - Транспортники мира - гонка продолжается

Кэртисс C-46 "Командо"

Авиация и Космонавтика 2010-01 / Знаменательные даты I квартала 2010г. в области авиации

Мировая Авиация 178

Управляемость CW-20 улучшилась после замены двухкилевого оперения однокилевым. Два киля поначалу стояли на прототипе CW-20.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1946 / 03 - All the world's aeroplanes

A Curtiss C-46E Commando with the stepped windscreen and revised side windows to be introduced in the post-war CW-20E.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1946 / 03 - All the world's aeroplanes

The Curtiss C-46 Commando Military Transport (two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 engines).

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-01 / Personal album

Curtiss C-46D Commandos are seen over eastern England on April 13,1945.

Мировая Авиация 183

Десантирование бойцов 187-й полковой боевой группы Армии США самолетами C-46 из 437-го транспортного авиакрыла ВВС США на учениях в Корее. Партнером C-46 при десантировании часто выступал Fairchild C-119.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-07 / S.Harding - Confederate Commando

China Doll on finals to Camarillo Airport, home base of the CAF’s Southern California Wing.

Air Pictorial 1964-09

The continued widespread use of the Curtiss C-46 Commando is exemplified by these photos taken by Major Robert C. Mikesh, U.S.A.F. TOP: C-46D 44-77766 "The Gray Ghost" of the 1st Air Commando Wing; BOTTOM: Nationalist Chinese C-46 B-858 of "Air America", a U.S.A.F. contract air carrier in the Far East;

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-07 / S.Harding - Confederate Commando

Its definitive paint scheme not yet complete, the rather sinister-looking China Doll looked like an Air America Commando during this June 1985 airshow visit to Brown Field, near San Diego.

Air Enthusiast 1999-07 / L.Hellstrom - Air War in Paradise

Typical of the many C-46s used by CAT for sensitive operations such as Indonesia, B-857 carried a minimum of markings

Aviation Historian 2 / J.Pote - Anything, Anywhere, Anytime Professionally (1)

Curtiss C-46D N1383N (c/n 33641, built in 1945 as 44-78245) was acquired by Air America in 1963 and is seen here at Wattay, Vientiane, in 1966. This aircraft had been damaged in January 1965 when a nearby T-28 exploded, and in March 1970 one of its “kickers” fell out of the cargo door in flight - and survived.

Air Enthusiast 1999-11 / K.Conboy, J.Morrison - Plausible Deniability

CAL C-46 ‘EM-2’ on contract with SOG photographed at Saigon two months before it crashed in June 1972.

Aviation Historian 3 / J.Pote - Anything, Anywhere, Anytime Professionally (2)

Curtiss C-46 XW-PBW, bare metal apart from Lao Erawan insignia on the fuselage and upper port wing surface and Lao flag on the tail, prepares to take off on a sortie from Vientiane in June 1966. Note the Sikorsky UH-34D of the International Control Commission, used to fly officials around Laos and Vietnam, parked opposite.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Sikorsky CH-34 / S-58 Choсtaw - СШАUSA - 1954

Air Pictorial 1957-06

Bearing white-backed fuselage markings reminiscent of the 1920s, this Venezuelan-registered Curtiss C-46A Commando is seen here at Miami International Airport after a ferrying flight half-way across the world. What makes these flights significant is that after the minimum required overhaul these C-46s take the air with the minimum crew - often a sole pilot/navigator/engineer for hops of up to 2,500 miles non-stop. Extra fuel tanks are placed in the fuselage and the pilot has to trim the C-46 and hand-pump fuel to the main wing tanks. As the trim alters so the pilot has to judge how soon he should be back at the controls. The route is often from Karachi over the Indian Ocean to East Africa and thence across the continent and over the South Atlantic.

Aeroplane Monthly 1992-07 / M.Oakey - Grapevine

Enthused by Ma Jianming's article on China’s PLAAF Museum in February 1991’s Aeroplane, Australian reader John Sheraton visited it recently and found no fewer than three PLAAF-marked Curtiss C-46 Commandos on static display - not the sort of thing you see every day.

Air Enthusiast 1996-09 / S.Aloni - Spitfires for Israel

C-46 "Коммандо" - один из первых самолетов военно-транспортной авиации Израиля.
IDF/AF Curtiss C-46s 1701 and 1702 at Niksic, Yugoslavia during Operation Velveta 2 in December 1948.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-10 / G.Levett - Spitfires over the Strip (1)

The author flew many hours in IAF Curtiss C-46 Commandos. Eight were used for flying arms and dismantled aircaft into Israel from Czechoslovakia, in addition to shepherding Spitfires during delivery flights to Israel.

Авиация и Время 2001-02 / М.Жирохов, Д.Шевчук - ВВС Израиля, 1948-49гг. (1)

C-46 Commando ВВС Израиля. Лето 1946г.

Air Pictorial 1991-11 / G.Levett - And then there were six...

C46 over Haifa in 1948

Air Pictorial 1991-11 / G.Levett - And then there were six...

Gordon Levett on the right pictured at Aquir (now Ekron) with a group of fellow fliers

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-04 / G.Levett - Algerian encounter

In 1948 three IAF B-17s were smuggled out of the USA and flown to Israel via Zatec in Czechoslovakia. On one of the ferry flights in July the opportunity was taken to bomb Cairo. This photograph of the crew in question was taken prior to taking off from Zatec for Ramat David. Note the C-46 in the background.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Boeing B-17E / B-17G Flying Fortress - СШАUSA - 1941

Air Enthusiast 1998-03 / S.Aloni - In a Class of its Own (3)

Vautour IIA s/n 25 at Bedek, the forerunner of IAI. Note the C-46D Commando and the PBY Catalina in the background. This Vautour was lost in an aerial collision in July 1959 - Captain Gershon Hitzki was killed.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Consolidated PBY Catalina - СШАUSA - 1935Sud-Ouest SO.4050 Vautour II - ФранцияFrance - 1952

Авиация и Время 2002-01 / М.Жирохов, Д.Шевчук - ВВС Израиля, 1948-49гг. (3)

На борту C-46 доставлен джип для израильской бригады "Негев"

Air Enthusiast 2007-05 / D.Nicolle - Fury over Palestine /Post-war conflict/ (2)

C-46 1002 of the REAF delivering fresh food, including live chickens, to the Tactical Air Force's main forward airfield at al-Arish late in 1948.

Air Enthusiast 2007-05 / D.Nicolle - Fury over Palestine /Post-war conflict/ (2)

The Egyptians restored several C-46s to flying condition using scrap abandoned by the Allies in Egypt. They entered REAF service in the late summer or autumn of 1948.

Air Enthusiast 2007-05 / D.Nicolle - Fury over Palestine /Post-war conflict/ (2)

Another view of an REAF C-46.

Air Enthusiast 2007-07 / D.Nicolle - Fury over Palestine /Post-war conflict/ (3)

REAF C-46 with a straight line separating its upper and lower surface colours. The men in the foreground are believed to have been Egyptian Army officers returning from a meeting with the UN Armistice Commission.

Air Enthusiast 2007-05 / D.Nicolle - Fury over Palestine /Post-war conflict/ (2)

A gathering around the mainwheel of an REAF C-46.

Air Enthusiast 2003-03 / J.Cicalesi, C.Gaizo, S.Rivas - Into the jet age

Mounted on a TR-50 rack - designed and built in Argentina - 5in T-10 rockets came into use in early 1960. Note the Peruvan Air Force C-46 in the background.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Gloster Meteor / G.41 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1943

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Всего было построено 17 C-46E с характерным остеклением пилотской кабины, не вписанным в обводы фюзеляжа. Часть таких самолетов позже передали китайцам.

Авиация и Время 2009-06 / А.Котлобовский, И.Сеидов - На дальнем форпосту (1)

8 марта 1948 г. гоминдановский "транспортник" C-46 нарушил воздушное пространство над Порт-Артуром

АвиаМастер 2001-02 / А.Демин - Бой с тенью. Авиация гражданской войны в Китае 1945-1950гг. /Неизвестная война/

C-46 "Командо" гоминдановской военно-транспортной эскадрильи. Тайвань, 1949г.

Air Enthusiast 1999-07 / L.Hellstrom - Air War in Paradise

The RoCAF also used C-46s to supply the rebels in Indonesia. This particular aircraft was snapped at Clark Air Base in the spring of 1957, though.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-07 / J.McHard - Far East assignment

In October 1949 a Chinese Nationalist military Curtiss C-46 Commando packed with refugees from Canton - believed to be government officials and families - slipped over the Colony's border and dropped into Kai Tak to refuel, causing much consternation. It left a few hours later for Hainan. The fin emblem was interesting - a yellow camel on a red disc outlined in white and with a small white cloud. The Camel carried two white pannier bags between its humps. Overall colour of the C-46 was drab green with grey undersides, white lettering and two red bands across the fin and rudder. During its short stay the passengers were not permitted to leave the vicinity of the aircraft.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-07 / J.McHard - Far East assignment

A CAT C-46 landing at Kai Tak in October 1949 - one of the last communications flights from Canton before all China flights were suspended. The aircraft carries the fin emblem and the Nationalist flag.

Мировая Авиация 183

C-46D (44-77674) сфотографирован на авиабазе Осанн в июне 1974 года, самолет в это время все еще оставался на вооружении ВВС Южной Кореи. В конце 1999 года один C-46 предположительно летал на Гаити.

Air Pictorial 1964-09

The continued widespread use of the Curtiss C-46 Commando is exemplified by these photos taken by Major Robert C. Mikesh, U.S.A.F. TOP: a C-46 of the Republic of Korea Air Force. BOTTOM: A Riddle "Logair" C-46, N74179, which also does U.S.A.F. contract work

Air Enthusiast 2003-05 / M.Willing - Hawker Siddeley's Crisp Carrier (1)

Armstrong Whitworth publicity photo of Riddle's first Argosy, N6501R. In the foreground is an example of the aircraft the Argosy replaced in their fleet, the venerable Curtiss C-46 Commando.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Argosy / A.W.650 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1959

Авиация и Космонавтика 2019-05 / В.Морозов - Авиация во Вьетнамской войне (1)

Линейка основных самолетов, которые поставлялись VNAF. Слева направо: L-19 (Helio Courier ???), T-28, B-26B, C-47, C-46 и C-123. Авиабаза Тан Шон Нят, начало 1960-х гг.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Douglas A-26 / B-26 Invader - СШАUSA - 1942Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935Fairchild C-123 Provider - СШАUSA - 1949Helio Courier - СШАUSA - 1949North American T-28 Trojan - СШАUSA - 1949

Air Pictorial 1956-07 / Air Pictorial's photo-review

LAST BUDD CONESTOGA. Pictured leaving Miami International Airport recently, bound for Bogota, Colombia, is the last airworthy example of the stainless steel Budd Model RB-1 ex-U.S.N. JRB-3 Conestoga. Formerly used for cargo duties by "Q" Airways (Aerovias "Q" S.A.) of Cuba. CU-C-497 has now become HK-344X - "X" indicates Restricted Category. New owners are AEREO-LLANO of Colombia. Power is two 1,200-h.p. P. & W. R-1830-92s (as C-47 Dakota). Compare with C-123B-FA Provider configuration above. In background are C-46 Commandos of Riddle Airlines and Meteor Air Transport.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Budd RB-1 / C-93 Conestoga - СШАUSA - 1943

Air Pictorial 1958-02 / Air Pictorial's photo-review

BROKEN-NOSE COMMANDO. A comparative rarity is the Curtiss C-46E-1-CS, the Curtiss-Wright St. Louis-built Commando with stepped-nose like the C-46D. Only seventeen were constructed: this Mexican-registered C-46E (XA-MEM) was the second built and is ex-N9665; AF:43-47404A.

Air Pictorial 1956-07 / H.Martin - New-Life Commandos

Ready for an American or overseas buyer, N 1381 N is the smartly-painted, remodelled CW-20T with the new gill-position R-2800-Cs and the multi-colour paint finish.

Air Pictorial 1956-07 / H.Martin - New-Life Commandos

(Left) The "old" ventral cooling gills of the R-2800-51 as on the C-46F and (right) the "new" dorsal gills and additional "eye" intakes, one each side of the larger Convair-type oil cooler intake. The upper intake (carburettor) is also larger for the R-2800-C engine

Aviation Historian 10 / D.Stringer - Against All Odds /The Story of America's Supplemental Airlines/ (2)

American Air Export & Import Co received a temporary CAB certificate to operate scheduled cargo services as Aaxico Airlines in 1957, the irregular carrier thus joining the ranks of the USA’s certificated airlines. Note the “Route 121 Airfreight Mail Express” on the fin of this C-46, denoting the airline’s eligibility to carry mail.

Aviation Historian 12

Coach class - cheap, but how safe was it? Curtiss C-46D N95445, ex-USAAF 44-78081, flew with non-scheduled carrier Aero Coach, established in 1950 as a division of the Aero Finance Corporation. It later served in Latin America, finally flying into a mountain near Rioja in Peru, on February 23, 1966.

Мировая Авиация 221

На снимке изображен C-46 - один из двух самолетов, эксплуатировавшихся компанией "Bahamasair" с середины до конца 1970-х годов. Самолет работал как на регулярных, так и чартерных грузовых и пассажирских линиях, в основном базируясь в Майями.

Air International 1987-11 / G.Jones - Miami Virtue

Bellomy-Lawson's sole remaining Curtiss C-46 freighter was soon to be put back into service at the time of our correspondent's visit to Miami.

Air Pictorial 1956-07 / H.Martin - New-Life Commandos

Rare registration C-46F with a hatchway on the starboard rear fuselage and the old ventral gills, HI-14 is one of four C-46s belonging to Compania Dominicana de Aviacion C. por A.

Мировая Авиация 159

"Compania Dominicana Aviacion" была образована в мае 1944 года, 40% ее акций принадлежали авиакомпании "Pan Am". В конце 1940-х годов "Dominicana" эксплуатировала восемь самолетов C-46 на внутренних грузовых и пассажирских линиях. Самой интенсивной работа C-46 была в 1948-1951 годах, когда в Сан-Хуан были доставлены 8 164 800 кг охлажденной говядины. В это время каждый самолет выполнял в среднем по 70 полетов в месяц.

Мировая Авиация 159

В 1957-1958 годах компания "Delta Air Lines" ввела в эксплуатацию пять C-46R (CW-20I) для грузовых рейсов из Атланты, штат Джорджия. Буква "R" обозначала переделку бывших военных машин фирмой "Riddle". Самолеты исправно работали до их замены в 1966 году. Позднее эта машина использовалась компанией "Congofrigo" для доставки грузов населению труднодоступных районов.

Air Pictorial 1955-05 / C.Cain - Civil aviation in Israel

One of EL AL's Curtiss Commandos, 4X-ALC. Note that the registration runs down the fin - a practice adopted almost exclusively by U.S. aircraft hitherto.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2020-03 / В.Морозов - Отчаянное время, отважные женщины

Израильская стюардесса на фоне C-46 авиакомпании «El Al». Середина 1950-х гг.

Мировая Авиация 221

Создателями компании "Flying Tiger Line" были бывшие военные пилоты ВВС США, имевшие большой опыт полетов на C-46 над Гималаями.В 1950 году компания взяла в аренду у ВВС США 25 самолетов C-46, использовавшихся для доставки персонала и оборудования в Корею во время корейской войны.

Aeroplane Monthly 1985-02 / Personal album

Aviation Historian 14 / J.Stroud - Beirut: Lebanon's Propliner Paradise /The John Stroud Archive/

Along with MEA, Air Liban and Trans Mediterranean Airlines, Lebanon’s fourth carrier, Lebanese International Airways, also operated out of Beirut with Curtiss C-46s in a passenger/freight configuration. This example, OD-ACK (originally 42-96587 in USAF service) crashed into the sea on take-off from Beirut on March 10, 1957.

Air Pictorial 1956-07 / H.Martin - New-Life Commandos

This fine view of HK-390, the first of three Lloyd Aereo Colombiana Palas-assisted C-46F Commandos, shows the starboard three-blader feathered and the diminutive size of the pod-mounted Palas turbojets. The radial R-2800-51s have the old-style ventral cooling gills just forward of the step-up to the main undercarriage doors.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-07 / S.Harding - Confederate Commando

The future China Doll as she appeared in the early Fifties, when operated by Meteor Air Transport.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-07 / S.Harding - Confederate Commando

Another view of N53594 when operated by Meteor Air Transport. The company owned the aircraft until August 1960, when it was sold to Riddle Airlines of Miami, Florida.

Aviation Historian 10 / D.Stringer - Against All Odds /The Story of America's Supplemental Airlines/ (2)

Peninsular Air Transport C-46 N4761C (c/n 30465) had already seen an active life by the time it joined the airline in the early 1950s, having served with the military until 1948, operated in South America and suffered at least two forced landings.

Aviation Historian 10 / D.Stringer - Against All Odds /The Story of America's Supplemental Airlines/ (2)

One of several irregular carriers which existed specifically for the purpose of transporting gamblers to casinos was Phenix Airlines, about which little is known, but which may have served Phenix City, Alabama, a 1950s nightlife hotspot. Note how the playing cards on the fin of this leased Curtiss C-46 match the N95445 registration.

Aviation Historian 9 / D.Stringer - Non-Skeds! /The Story of America's Supplemental Airlines/ (1)

Slick Airways C-46 N67970 (c/n 22587) at San Francisco. Founded by Earl J. Slick in 1946, the company concentrated on cargo charters, but suffered from a poor initial safety record, which included five C-46 crashes between 1947 and 1949.

Aviation Historian 9 / D.Stringer - Non-Skeds! /The Story of America's Supplemental Airlines/ (1)

Sourdough Air Transport Curtiss C-46F (c/n 441) N95451 at Oakland in the 1950s. The term “sourdough” referred to prospectors who made their way to Alaska and the Yukon seeking their fortune, the appropriately-named airline operating primarily between its base in Seattle and airfields in Alaska.

Air Pictorial 1957-08

Commando N4894V, temporarily based at Blackbushe, was at one time operated by the Airborne Division of Luce's Terra Brand Foods, San Francisco. and before that was XT-120, one of the legendary Chinese Republican transports.

Air Pictorial 1957-11 / The journal of a roving spotter

A Curtiss C-46 Commando in the markings of Transair-Sweden, photographed at Dublin Airport.

Air Pictorial 1961-12

Curtiss C-46R N10435 of Trans Atlantic Airlines, a new operator using Gatwick and other major British airports

Авиация и Космонавтика 2004-07 / А.Демин - Датаншань - Монино по-китайски

Еще одна "временная" стоянка самолетов. Среди редких машин можно выделить китайский самолет ДРЛО на базе Ту-4, еще один Ту-4 - для запуска беспилотных мишеней, советскую лодку Бе-6, американский транспортный C-46 "Командо"

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Бериев Бе-6 - РоссияRussia - 1948Туполев Ту-4 - РоссияRussia - 1947

Air Enthusiast 2003-09 / S.Aloni - Golden heritage

Bedek began to refurbish surplus IDF/AF aircraft for re-export to the North American market. A C-46 Commando being transferred to the Bedek facility in 1955.

Мировая Авиация 178

Commando строили на четырех заводах: "Curtiss" в штате Нью-Йорк в Баффало (на снимке), в Сент-Луисе, штат Миссури, и в Луисвилле, штат Кентукки, а также в Новом Орлеане на заводе по производству катеров "Higgins Industries Inc.".