LC Design present in the Replica Series C-46 Varig
The C-46 was developed from the new and unproven commercial aircraft design, the CW-20, which first flew in March 1940. Deliveries of AAF C-46s began in July 1942 for the Air Transport Command and Troop Carrier Command. During World War II, the USAAF accepted 3,144 C-46s for hauling cargo and personnel and for towing gliders. Of this total, 1,410 were C-46Ds.
The C-46 gained its greatest fame during WWII transporting war materials over the "Hump" from India to China after the Japanese had closed the Burma Road. C-46 flights on the treacherous air route over the Himalayas began in May 1943. The Commando carried more cargo than the famous C-47 and offered better performance at higher altitudes, but under these difficult flying conditions, C-46s required extensive maintenance and had a relatively high loss rate. In Europe, C-46s dropped paratroopers during the aerial crossing of the Rhine River near Wesel in March 1945. C-46s saw additional service during the Korean War.
The C-46D on display is painted as a C-46 flying the Hump in 1944. This aircraft was retired from USAF service in Panama in 1968 and was flown to the museum in 1972.
IMPORTANT : Paint only, Aircraft NOT Included and sold by Shana Carpool at Harlech Royal Hall (231, 219, 3002).
You got two paints for your C-46 : Passengers and Cargo. To texture your C-46 Commando, drag and drop the script you get on your C-46 and enjoy the transformation.
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- Texture for Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Easy to apply via a script just drag and drop the script on the plane
- Requires Curtiss C-46 Commando, sold separately by Shana Carpool
