Commando 41-24667
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-20-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-24667
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26588
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU228
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
August 1943 to October 1943
41-24667 - USAAF (USA)
6 August 1943
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
25 August 1943
Assigned to ATC India-China Wing, 29th Transport Group, 301st Transport Squadron based in Sookerating, Assam, India.
20 October 1943
Crashed in the Yunnan province of China after the crew bailed out following an engine failure (1/4 fatalities). [MACR 1056]
The crew was performing a cargo flight between Kunming, Yunnan, China and an airfield somewhere in Assam, India. Enroute, an engine failed, forcing the crew to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed. Three crew members were unhurt while the fourth occupant was killed.
Crew:
Arthur H. Blomker
Pfc Frank J Shebeskie (killed)
And two others
21 October 1943
Condemned for salvage.