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Description
| Manufacturer: | Curtiss | |
| Base model: | C-76 | |
| Designation: | C-76 | |
| Nickname: | Caravan | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
Specifications
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Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| F Smith , AZ | My sister worked at this plant for a while. She later went to work at Dupont. Here is a link to an artical about the plane.
http://www.examiner.com/cultural-history-in-louisville/world-war-ii-louisville-kentucky 01/25/2011 @ 12:38 [ref: 35873] |
| Michael Magee , RI | My grandfather was Duke Trowbridge. He died on May 10, 1943 when this engineering nightmare fell apart in midair. The project was not canceled soon enough for the 3 families impacted by this tragedy. It altered the life trajectory of a beautiful and talented lady named Beverly, my mother. 07/06/2009 @ 13:52 [ref: 24283] |
| Michael Magee , RI | My grandfather was Duke Trowbridge. He died on May 10, 1943 when this engineering nightmare fell apart in midair. The project was not canceled soon enough for the 3 families impacted by this tragedy. It altered the life trajectory of a beautiful and talented lady named Beverly, my mother. 07/06/2009 @ 13:51 [ref: 24282] |
| B Revis , KY | Thelma M. Collins (Mom) worked at Curtiss-Wright during the construction of the C-76 Caravan. We have a picture of the plane with several co-workers own hand-written signatures. If I misspell a name I do apologize. The names are: Harry E. May, Sidney Neighbors, James Russell, Henry Coffey, Wm B Eddy, Etta Gordon, Carl Redrion, M Seyhart, Mildred Bronger, Joseph M L Heureux Jr, Pat Edwards, Clay Shelton, N Raudolph, Herman McGriffin, Mary Jo Smith, Ruby Perry, Larry Sawfelle, H Cleveland, Willian W Austin, David McFadden, Lindsay Carelk, P M Turner, J L Kappel, Edith Bess, Shorty Farris, Jack R Donahue, Wm H McFadden, E M Craddock, A C Potter, James Macy, R L Sipes. Mom later went to work for McCloskey & Co. in Tampa Florida building concrete cargo ships (barges). 11/30/2008 @ 17:19 [ref: 23168] |
| Mike Russell Big Bear City, CA | As I recall, my Uncle Lloyd G. Royer, was sent to Bristol, TN to work on the C-76 Caravan. I was nine years old at the time.
My Mom and I rode the Greyhound buses across country to visit my Aunt Ethel in Bristol, VA where she and Roy lived at the time. He was a notable pioneer in early U.S. aviation and didn't hold out much hope for the success of this transport. Lloyd G. Royer was also known as "Pappy" and "Roy" Royer. 12/29/2007 @ 10:03 [ref: 19079] |
| Ernie Reid , CA | As I recall it (but after 65 years my recollection may not be so good) only two C-76s were built in Louisville. There were no spare parts so one was used for spare parts to keep the other running. They were made of wood because there was a shortage of aluminum. To keep the plywood flexible during construction the factory was kept hot and very damp. When aluminum production began in Washington with power from the Bonneville project, the C-76 was immediately scrapped. 06/12/2006 @ 16:32 [ref: 13508] |
| John D. Voss , CA | A grand total of 25 C-76's were built by Curtis at both their St. Louis and Louisville plant sites. As the C-76 was of all wood construction a contract for 1200 aircraft was given to Higgins (of landing craft fame)of New Orleans. The contact was eventually cancelled w/o a single A/C being produced. 03/01/2006 @ 21:46 [ref: 12671] |
| John D. Voss , CA | A grand total of 25 C-76's were built by Curtis at both their St. Louis and Louisville plant sites. As the C-76 was of all wood construction a contract for 1200 aircraft was given to Higgins (of landing craft fame)of New Orleans. The contact was eventually cancelled w/o a single A/C being produced. 03/01/2006 @ 21:44 [ref: 12670] |
| Mike Kelly Orange Beach, AL, AL | I was born in Louisville, KY right after WWI. Prior to enlisting in US Navy, my uncle worked at the Curtiss Wright plant in Louisville that made this, or a very similar aircraft. I recall him telling me that several of these aircraft crashed, and the project was abandoned. He attributed this to improperly designed fastners (screws) that were used in the wooden construction. Does anyone know if this was indeed the cause of these crashes. 11/27/2005 @ 21:12 [ref: 11816] |
| Aaron Robinson Wilmington, NC | The C-76, although used by the USAAF, was never used in combat. It could have been an effective troop transport during the Normandy invasion. 10/02/2005 @ 11:16 [ref: 11385] |
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