C-46 Commando: In Defense of a Deathtrap

The C-46 Commando comes out of Operation Varsity with a reputation of a deathtrap. What happened, and why was this plane so important for the operation? Video Operation Varsity:    • Worse than Market Garden? Was this Operati...   Video RTH:    • Monty's Gamble: Allied Rhine Crossing 1945   Check out my books - Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ Support - Patreon:   / milavhistory   Channel Memberships:    / @militaryaviationhistory   PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/MilAvHis Museum - C-47 Skytrain filmed at the Yorkshire Air Museum: https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/ Social Media - Twitter:   / milavhistory   Instagram:   / milaviationhistory   Sources - AAF Manual No. 50-16, C-46 Pilot Training Manual. AN 01-25LA-1, Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions for C-46, May 1945, Appendix 1. AN 01-40NC-1, Handbook flight operating instructions C-47, November 1944. AVIA 21-119 Dr. John C. Warren, Airborne Operations in World War II European Theater, USAF Historical Studies: No. 97, Air University, September 1956. Timecodes - 00:00 - Intro 00:24 - The problem in a nutshell 01:00 - Potential causes 01:27 - Benefits of C-46 Commando for Varsity 03:36 - C-47 vs C-46 and the glider problem 05:10 - Carrying capacity calucation 06:04 - C-46 Casualties and the context 07:26 - Crashing C-46 on take-off 09:44 - Recommendations 10:24 - Outro Audio - Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound