Commando 41-12395
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-15-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-12395
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26522
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU162
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
June 1943 to February 1944
41-12395 - USAAF (USA)
10 June 1943
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
11 July 1943
Assigned to ATC India-China Wing, 29th Transport Group, 99th Transport Squadron based at Sookerating, Assam, India.
11 October 1943
Received major damage in Yangkai, Yunnan, China in a ground loop.
Pilot: John L. Podlesny
2 February 1944
Damaged beyond repair at unknown location, and condemned for salvage.