Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Airplane Division. Trade Catalog, "Curtiss Commando Cargo Airplanes," April 1943

Curtiss-Wright Corporation began design work on its twin-engine CW-20 Commando in 1937. The airplane's fuselage was pressurized, allowing it to fly at higher altitudes up to 22,000 feet. The cargo version, advertised in this brochure, had a payload of 15,000 pounds. During World War II, the Commando was adapted into a military variant designated C-46.