Commando 41-5185
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-1-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 41-5185
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26387
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU27
FATE: Broken up
Operational Record
October 1942 to September 1943
41-5185 - USAAF (USA)
31 October 1942
Accepted by the USAAF. Delivery delayed most likely for Curtiss to apply modifications.
19 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
41-5185 - NORTHWEST AIRLINES (USA)
16 September 1943
Leased to Northwest Airlines, based in St Paul Minneapolis, MN.
December 1943 to December 1945
41-5185 - USAAF (USA)
4 December 1943
Returned to the USAAF, assigned to the continental USA.
31 January 1944
Assigned to ATC Domestic Wing, based at Brookley Field, AL.
26 February 1945
Assigned to the San Bernardino Air Depot based at San Bernardino AAF, CA for reclamation.
28 December 1945
Reclamation completed at San Bernardino AAF, CA.
Last edited: 15/05/2019