Commando 41-5181
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-5181
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26383
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU23
FATE: Unknown
Operational Record
October 1942 to September 1943
41-5181 - USAAF (USA)
27 October 1942
Accepted by the USAAF. Delivery delayed most likely for Curtiss to apply modifications.
16 December 1942
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Assigned to New York LaGuardia, NY.
29 May 1943
Assigned to ATC Alaskan Wing.
September 1943 to December 1943
41-5181 - NORTHWEST AIRLINES (USA)
16 September 1943
Leased to Northwest Airlines, based in St Paul Minneapolis, MN.
December 1943 to 1945
41-5181 - USAAF (USA)
4 December 1943
Returned to the USAAF.
1945
Withdrawn from use and stored.
Last edited: 15/05/2019