Commando 41-5180
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-5180
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26382
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU22
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
September 1942 to May 1943
41-5180 - USAAF (USA)
30 September 1942
Accepted by the USAAF. Delivery delayed most likely for Curtiss to apply modifications.
8 January 1943
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Assigned to New York LaGuardia, NY.
29 May 1943
Assigned to ATC Caribbean Wing. Date is assignment date.
7 May 1943
Lost at sea off Great Inagua Island, Bahamas as a result of a left engine fire (4/4 missing).
41-5180 off-loading troops next to a C-47.
Photo credit : USAF
Last edited: 15/05/2019