The Curtiss C-46 Commando is a twin-engine transport 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.
Top speed: 433 km/h
Wingspan: 33 m
Range: 3,701 km
Length: 23 m
Engine type: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
First flight: 26 March 1940
Manufacturer: Curtiss-Wright, Buffalo, New York and Higgins Aircraft, Michoud LA