Commando 41-12304
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-5-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-12304
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26431
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU71
FATE: Unknown
Operational Record
March 1943 to September 1947
41-12304 - USAAF (USA)
March 1943
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
September 1947 to unknown date
41-12304 - USAF (USA)
18 September 1947
Transferred.
Unknown date
Modified by Curtiss-Wright for USAF.
Unknown date
Probably assigned to the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron based at Grenier AFB, NH.
Unknown date
Assigned to the 2589th Air Force Reserve Training Center based at Dobbins AFB, GA.
31 March 1958
Assigned to the Arizona Aircraft Storage Squadron and stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.
1 June 1960
Sent to reclamation at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.
Bottom left: 41-12304 seen wearing USAF roundels.
Photo credit: USAF
Bottom right: 41-12304, supposedly with the 81st TCS at Grenier AFB.
Photo credit: Charles N. Trask
Last edited: 08/04/2020