N1822M Everts Air Fuel Curtis C-46F . Taken On June 1, 1997 In Alaska. The Curtiss C-46 Commando Is A Low-Wing, Twin-Engine Aircraft Derived From The Curtiss Cw-20 Pressurised High-Altitude Airliner Design. Early Press Reports Used The Name Condor Iii But The Commando Name Was In Use By Early 1942 In Company Publicity. It Was Used Primarily As A Cargo Aircraft During World War Ii, With Fold-Down Seating For Military Transport And Some Use In Delivering Paratroops. Mainly Deployed By The United States Army Air Forces, It Also Served The U.s. Navy Marine Corps, Which Called It R5C. The C-46 Filled Similar Roles As Its Douglas-Built Counterpart, The C-47 Skytrain, With Some 3,200 C-46S Produced To Approximately 10,200 C-47S.

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