Commando 41-12418

VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-15-CU Commando

USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-12418

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26545

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU185

FATE: Written off

  June 1943 to September 1943

  41-12418 - USAAF (USA)

29 June 1943

Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.

31 July 1943

Assigned to ATC India-China Wing, 1^st Transport Group, 3^rd Transport Squadron based in Chabua, Assam, India.

16 September 1943

Damaged beyond repair in Kunming, Yunnan, China in a landing accident (3/3 fatalities).

The Commando crashed on approach to Kunming for unknown reason, on a flight from Mohanbari, Assam, India. All three crew members were killed.

Crew:
2^nd Lt George R. Wendler
1^st Lt Henry I. Idema, pictured
Cpl John M. Kraus

21 September 1943

Condemned for salvage.