Commando 41-24703
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-24703
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26624
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU264
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
September 1943 to February 1944
41-24703 - USAAF (USA)
19 September 1943
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Unknown date
Assigned to ATC India-China Wing.
15 January 1944
Departed the USA for the ferry flight to Assam, India.
24 February 1944
Damaged beyond repair in unknown circumstances, and condemned for salvage. [as quoted by AB]
23 August 1944
Damaged beyond repair in a fatal crash 18 km northwest of Kunming, Yunnan, China. [as quoted by JB & AAIR]
Right & below: 41-24703 in flight, probably in the USA before leaving for India.
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Last edited: 26/08/2020