Commando 41-5177
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-5177
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26379
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU19
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
October 1942 to September 1943
41-5177 - USAAF (USA)
8 October 1942
Accepted by the USAAF. Delivery delayed most likely for Curtiss to apply modifications.
6 January 1943
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Assigned to New York LaGuardia, NY.
29 May 1943
Assigned to ATC Alaskan Wing.
10 September 1943
Damaged beyond repair at Vail Field, Montebello, CA.
11 September 1943
Condemned for salvage.
Last edited: 15/05/2019