Commando 41-24732
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-24732
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26653
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU293
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
October 1943 to February 1945
41-24732 - USAAF (USA)
27 October 1943
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
18 December 1943
Assigned to ATC India-China Wing based at Station 6, Chabua, Assam, India.
3 April 1944
Received major damage in Kunming, Yunnan, China in a landing accident.
Pilot: Roy R. Thomas
25 April 1944
Assigned to Karachi, Sindh, India for repairs.
2 September 1944
Assigned back to ATC India-China Wing based at Station 6, Chabua, Assam, India.
23 December 1944
Damaged beyond repair in Namponmao, Burma following a structural failure due to an engine fire.
Pilot: Richard F. Mahoney
23 February 1945
Damaged beyond repair, and condemned for salvage.