Commando 41-12429
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-15-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-12429
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26556
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU196
FATE: Unknown
Operational Record
July 1943 to November 1945
41-12429 - USAAF (USA)
14 July 1943
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
2 August 1943
Assigned to ATC India-China Wing, 1st Transport Group, 3rd Transport Squadron based in Chabua, Assam, India.
14 October 1943
Received major damage in Kunming, Yunnan, China in a takeoff accident.
Pilot: Ralph W. Spurlock
20 November 1943
Received major damage in Chabua, Assam, India in a takeoff accident.
Pilot: Frank H. Jones
19 December 1943
Damaged beyond repair in Chengkung, Yunnan, China in a ground loop.
Pilot: William W. Thomas
31 January 1944
Condemned for salvage.
17 June 1944
Repaired and reinstated.
20 June 1944
Assigned to Karachi, Sindh, India.
30 November 1945
Excluded.