Commando 41-5175
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-5175
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26377
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU17
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
October 1942 to October 1943
41-5175 - USAAF (USA)
8 October 1942
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Assigned to Bolling Field, DC.
Late 1942
Returned to Curtiss briefly for modifications.
29 May 1943
Assigned to ATC India-China Wing, maybe with 28th Transport Group, based at Tezpur, Assam, India.
14 July 1943
Damaged beyond repair at Tezpur, Assam, India in a landing accident
29 October 1943
Condemned for salvage.
Last edited: 15/05/2019