Commando 42-101045
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-101045
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30500
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1036
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
September 1944 to March 1945
42-101045 - USAAF (USA)
13 September 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
7 November 1944
Assigned to ATC North African Division.
4 December 1944
Assigned to ATC India-China Division, Assam Wing, 1328th AAF Base Unit, based in Missamari, Assam, India.
25 March 1945
Destroyed 150 km southwest of Luliang, Yunnan, China after the crew bailed out. [MACR 13455] [or 15 March 1945]
Pilot: Donald W. Chisholm
26 March 1945
Condemned for salvage.
Last edited: 11/08/2020