Curtiss C-46 Commando Photographs
Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
The Curtiss C-46 Commando was a twin engined military transport aircraft used during World War II by the United States Army Air Forces and also the United States Navy / Marine Corps, which used the designation R5C.
Identifier
NASM.2018.0084
Creator
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2020.
Date
1944
Provenance
Roy E. Licklider, Gift, 2018, NASM.2018.0084
Extent
0.04 Cubic feet (One folder.)
Summary
This collection consists of 42 Curtiss-Wright black and white 8 by 10 inch prints of the inside workings of the Curtiss C-46 Commando, 1944.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Arrangement
No arrangement.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 42 Curtiss-Wright black and white 8 by 10 inch prints of the inside workings of the Curtiss C-46 Commando, 1944. There are also 6 color prints of various World War II Curtiss aircraft, or aircraft that used Curtiss propellers.
Genre/Form
Photographs
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Creator
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Topic
Aeronautics
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Citation
Curtiss C-46 Commando Photographs, NASM.2018.0084, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
