Commando 41-5173
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-5173
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26375
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU15
FATE: Broken up
Operational Record
September 1942 to October 1942
41-5173 - USAAF (USA)
28 September 1942
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
October 1942 to November 1942
41-5173 - TWA (TRANSCONTINENTAL & WESTERN AIR) (USA)
9 October 1942
Leased to TWA to acquire initial operating experience, based in Kansas City, MO.
Late 1942
Returned to Curtiss briefly for modifications.
November 1942 to December 1945
41-5173 - USAAF (USA)
23 November 1942
Returned to the USAAF.
4 June 1943
Assigned to ATC India-China Wing.
28 November 1943
Damaged in Sookerating, Assam, India in a landing accident [not confirmed, and some quote it written off here]
28 February 1944
Assigned back to the continental USA.
28 December 1945
Reclamation completed at the San Bernardino Air Depot based at San Bernardino AAF, CA.
Last edited: 15/05/2019