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Curtiss C-46 Commando

This was a prewar commercial design by Curtiss that didn't fly until 1941, and was drafted into service as a military cargo transport. With it's larger engines it could fly at higher altitudes than the C-47, so it was used to fly supplies over the "Hump", the route from India to China over the Himalayas.

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Uploaded on May 30, 2009
Taken on April 23, 2007