Commando 42-101112
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-101112
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30567
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1103
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
September 1944 to July 1945
42-101112 - USAAF (USA)
18 September 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
23 November 1944
Assigned to ATC North African Division.
8 December 1944
Assigned to ATC India-China Division, 1332nd AAF Base Unit based in Mohanbari, Assam, India.
2 July 1945
Went missing over Burma following an engine failure in bad weather. [MACR 14699]
Pilot: Sidney L. Kirby
3 July 1945
Condemned for salvage.
Last edited: 21/08/2020