Nicknamed by its pilots "The Whale" or "Curtiss Calamity," C-46 served in a similar role to that of its counterpart, the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, but be produced without a large scale.
ຊື່ໂດຍການທົດລອງຂອງຕົນ "The Whale" ຫຼື "Curtiss ໄພພິບັດ," C-46 ຮັບຜິດຊອບໃນພາລະບົດບາດຄ້າຍຄືກັນກັບທີ່ຂອງຄູ່ຮ່ວມງານຂອງຕົນ, Douglas C-47 ຟ້າ, ແຕ່ໄດ້ຮັບການຜະລິດໂດຍບໍ່ມີການຂະຫນາດໃຫຍ່.