Commando 41-12414
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-15-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-12414
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26541
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU181
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
June 1943 to February 1944
41-12414 - USAAF (USA)
24 June 1943
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
17 July 1943
Assigned to ATC India-China Wing, 1st Transport Group based in Chabua, Assam, India.
3 February 1944
Damaged beyond repair in Mohanbari, Assam, India in a crash landing (no fatalities).
While flying north of Mohanbari Airport, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The Commando was damaged beyond repair during the crash landing while no one was injured.
4 February 1944
Condemned for salvage.