The Snapshots in Time Collection

Handwritten Caption Card: "C-46 Commando Landing," China-Burma-India Theater Archive

Handwritten Caption Card: "C-46 Commando Landing," China-Burma-India Theater Archive

This handwritten caption card, reading "C-46 Commando landing," once accompanied a photograph in a China-Burma-India Theater photo archive. The Curtiss C-46 Commando was a workhorse transport aircraft in the CBI theater during World War II, flying vital supply missions over the treacherous Himalayan "Hump" route to sustain Allied forces fighting in China. Project: 218381