Commando 42-101055
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-101055
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30510
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1046
FATE: Broken up
Operational Record
September 1944 to March 1947
42-101055 - USAAF (USA)
26 September 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Assigned to the 2nd Combat Cargo Group, 7th Combat Cargo Squadron based at Baer Field, IN.
Ferried from Fairfield-Suisun AAB, CA to Nadzab Field, Australian New Guinea .
Crew:
1st Lt. John H. LeBleu, Pilot
2nd Lt. Edward J. Dobbratz, Copilot
2 December 1944
Ferried through Brisbane Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia.
Late 1944
Moved to Biak AAF, Papua, Dutch East Indies with the 7th Combat Cargo Squadron.
Involved in the transport of supplies and troops to American and Filipino forces in the Philippines.
May 1945
Moved to Dulag Field, Philippines with the 7th Combat Cargo Squadron.
Operated flights to Australia, New Guinea, and within the Philippines, and transported personnel and supplies to the Ryukyus, evacuating casualties on the return flights.
August 1945
Moved to Bolo Point, Okinawa, Japan with the 7th Combat Cargo Squadron.
Operated flights carrying occupation forces personnel and equipment to Japan, and ferrying liberated prisoners of war to the Philippines.
September 1945
Moved to Yokota AB, Japan with the 7th Combat Cargo Squadron.
Unknown date
Assigned to Okinawa, Japan.
31 March 1947
Condemned for salvage, probably by the Army-Navy Liquidation Commission, and used for parts.
Last edited: 01/09/2020