Commando 41-24687
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-20-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-24687
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26608
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU248
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
August 1943 to February 1945
41-24687 - USAAF (USA)
30 August 1943
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
19 December 1943
Assigned to ATC India-China Wing.
27 February 1945
Crashed 6 miles east of Lake Tali (Erhai Lake) near Dali, Yunnan, China after the crew bailed out due to an engine failure.
Pilot: Robert V. Reynolds
28 February 1945
Condemned for salvage.