1943 Curtiss C-46 Commando, Hammondsport, NY
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cat herders
N 42° 23.858 W 077° 13.920
18T E 316302 N 4696339
This aircraft is at the outside the Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, NY.
Waymark Code: WM9407
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/25/2010
Views: 10
At the entrance of the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum. This C-46 is on loan from the National Air and Space Museum and is mounted on three concrete columns next to the entrance to the museum along Route 54. The aircraft is on wetlands and you can't get too close. From various websites, the aircraft was identified as N800FA (cn 22595), ex USAAF S/N 44-78772.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Curtiss C-46 Commando
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Museum
inside / outside: outside
Access restrictions:
None. Plane is outside the museum gates.
Tail Number: (S/N): Not listed
Other Information:: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.