Commando 41-24737
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-24737
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26658
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU298
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
October 1943 to November 1943
41-24737 - USAAF (USA)
20 October 1943
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
November 1943 to February 1957
39511 - US MARINE CORPS (USA)
19 November 1943
Transferred as R5C-1.
By August 1944
Assigned to VMR-952 based in Emirau, Bismarck Archipelago.
December 1944
VMR-952 joins the Transport Air Group, based in Guam, Mariana Islands.
February 1945
Participated with VMR-952 in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
June 1945
Assigned to MAG-35 Service Squadron (Servron-35).
August 1945
Assigned to NAS San Diego, CA.
March 1946
Assigned to MAG-35 Service Squadron (Servron-35).
October 1958 to September 1959
N4089A - L. B. SMITH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (USA)
14 October 1958
Purchased.
September 1959 to March 1966
ZP-CAP - LAPSA (LLOYD AEREO PARAGUAYO SA) (PARAGUAY)
11 September 1959
Purchased.
23 September 1959
Registered.
March 1966 to October 1966
ZP-CAP - PRIVATE (PARAGUAY)
11 March 1966
Purchased by Maria Teresa Reina de Biagiola.
October 1966 to December 1966
ZP-CAP - GERMA INC. (PARAGUAY)
5 October 1966
Purchased and christened “Chandico”.
6 December 1966
Crashed near San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (0/3 fatalities).
Enroute, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash-landed in a desert area located near Olacapato Chico, some 40 km northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. All three crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Last edited: 01/08/2020