Commando 41-5176

VARIANT: Curtiss C-46-CU Commando

USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-5176

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26378

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU18

FATE: Written off

  October 1942 to February 1943

  41-5176 - USAAF (USA)

8 October 1942

Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.

Assigned to Detroit Wayne County, MI.

Late 1942

Returned to Curtiss briefly for modifications.

24 February 1943

Damaged beyond repair in Buffalo, NY in a landing accident (0/2 fatalities).

The Commando was operating a test flight. Enroute, unknown technical problems forced the crew to divert to Buffalo airport. On landing, the aircraft went out of control, veered off the runway and came to rest in flames. While both occupants were injured, the aircraft was destroyed by fire.