Commando 41-24649
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-20-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-24649
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26570
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU210
FATE: Unknown
Operational Record
July 1943 to September 1947
41-24649 - USAAF (USA)
July 1943
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Unknown date
Assigned to ATC India-China Wing, 30th Transport Group, 303rd Transport Squadron based in Mohanbari, Assam, India.
31 October 1943
Received major damage in Mohanbari, Assam, India in a takeoff accident.
Pilot: Alva N. Hicks Jr
21 February 1944
Received major damage in Mohanbari, Assam, India in a landing accident.
Pilot: Harold S. Tanney
September 1947 to unknown date
41-24649 - USAF (USA)
18 September 1947
Transferred.
Unknown date
Modified by Curtiss-Wright for USAF.
Unknown date
Assigned to the 2347th Air Force Reserve Training Center based at Long Beach AFB, CA.
16 November 1952
Received minor damage at Long Beach AFB, CA in a takeoff accident.
Pilot: James F. Berry
Unknown date
Assigned to the 2343rd Air Force Reserve Training Center based at Portland International, OR.
27 February 1958
Assigned to the Arizona Aircraft Storage Squadron and stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.
2 February 1959
Sent for reclamation at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.
Last edited: 13/01/2019