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    Airframe Family: Curtiss C-46 Commando
    Latest Model:C-46F Commando
    Last Military Serial:44-78565 USAAF
    Construction Number:22388
    Last Civil Registration:N1837M
    Compressed ID:Curtiss C-46F sn 44-78565 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Everts Air Fuel Inc, Fairbanks, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a C-46F.

    July 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-78565.

    19 May 1948

    To Slick Airways with new c/r N67939 {1}.

    30 September 1955

    To Wien Alaska Airlines with new c/r N1837M.

    1 May 1968

    To Carl R and Rekow L. A. Everts keeping c/r N1837M.

    9 April 1973

    To Reindeer Air Services with new c/r CF-FNC.

    1977

    To Kenn Borek keeping c/r CF-FNC.

    1980

    To Lambair keeping c/r CF-FNC.
    Markings added: Miss Piggy

    1982

    To Riveton Airways keeping c/r CF-FNC.

    19 February 1984


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: CF-FNC at Winnipeg on 19 Feb 84 - During the period from 1970, operators in Winnipeg seemed to regress from turbine equipment (B737/YS-11/HS748) to WW-II veterans like these. Ilford-Riverton Airways first Curtiss Commando after re-introduction of the type and shown here before the blue/red livery was applied.

    February 1986

    To Northland Air MB keeping c/r CF-FNC.

    August 1986


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: Air Manitoba C-46F at Winnipeg, Manitoba

    1 August 1989


    Photographer: unknown

    13 September 1990

    To Everts Air Fuel Inc, Fairbanks, AK with new c/r N1837M.

    Based at Everts, Fairbanks, AK.
    Stored here.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: Hot Stuff

    To Everts Scrapyard, Fairbanks, AK.
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    17 June 1992

    Certificate of airworthiness for N1837M (C-46F, 22388) issued.

    5 May 2000


    Photographer: Peter M. Garwood
    Notes: At Fairbanks, Alaska

    30 September 2005


    Photographer: Unknown

    2 July 2013

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Fairbanks International Airpor Airport (PAFA) Fairbanks, AK, United States while taxiing. The damage was substantial. During the maintenance test flight, the flight crew moved the landing gear handle to the aCudownaC position but did not observe the three green landing gear down-and-locked lights illuminate. After cycling the landing gear aCuseveralaC times they observed a gear down-and-locked indication in the cockpit...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 January 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for N1837M (C-46F, 22388) issued.

    31 May 2018

    To Everts Air Fuel Inc, Fairbanks, AK keeping c/r N1837M.

    May 2019


    Photographer: Tre Palani Chavez


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: When with Conner Air Lines between 1950 and 1954.


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