Commando 41-24651
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-20-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-24651
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26572
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU212
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
July 1943 to September 1943
41-24651 - USAAF (USA)
26 July 1943
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
1 September 1943
Assigned to ATC India-China Wing, 29th Transport Group, 99th Transport Squadron based in Sookerating, Assam, India.
16 September 1943
Crashed in Chieh-tu, Yunnan, China after the crew bailed out due to an engine failure (0/3 fatalities). [crash location 25°27’N, 102°37’E]
Pilot: William T. Arthur