Commando 41-24664
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-20-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-24664
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26585
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU225
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
August 1943 to September 1947
41-24664 - USAAF (USA)
August 1943
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
September 1947 to June 1960
41-24664 - USAF (USA)
18 September 1947
Transferred.
Unknown date
Modified by Curtiss-Wright for USAF.
Unknown date
Assigned to the 2466th Air Force Reserve Training Center based at Atterbury AFB, IN.
3 April 1953
Received minor damage at Atterbury AFB, IN in a landing accident.
Pilot: Wilford H. Tribby
Unknown date
Assigned to the 2577th Air Force Reserve Training Center based at Brooks AFB, TX.
16 January 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.
June 1960 to September 1960
September 1960 to September 1961
CP-687 - AEROLINEAS CAMBA (BOLIVIA)
18 September 1960
Purchased by Fernando Guilarte and leased to Aerolineas Camba.
12 September 1961
Crashed near San Borja, Bolivia (1/3 fatalities).
While descending into San Borja airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. They did not realize their altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck a hill located in the area of Cara Caro. The aircraft came to rest in [or near] the Maniqui River, about 25 km south of the airfield. A crew member was killed while two other occupants were injured.