Commando 42-101178

VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando

USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-101178

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30633

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1169

FATE: Written off

  October 1944 to August 1945

  42-101178 - USAAF (USA)

9 October 1944

Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.

Assigned to the 4^th Combat Cargo Group, 13^th Combat Cargo Squadron based at Bowman Field, KY.

12 November 1944

Ferried from Morrison Field, FL to Sylhet, Bengal, India.

Crew:
1^st Lt. David P. Currey, Pilot
2^nd Lt. Armand B. Reiser, Copilot
Sgt. Edwin X. Clark, Crew Chief
SSgt. John A. Pepe, Radio Operator

28 November 1944

Ferried through Karachi, Sindh, India.

Early December 1944

Arrived in Sylhet, Bengal, India with the 13^th Combat Cargo Squadron.

Transported reinforcements and supplies for Allied forces in Burma.

December 1944

Transported material and equipment for the Ledo Road.

Early January 1945

Moved to Agartala, Tripura, India with the 13^th Combat Cargo Squadron.

Late January 1945

Moved to Chittagong, Bengal, India with the 13^th Combat Cargo Squadron.

February 1945

Transported men, mules, and boats to support the Allied crossing of the Irrawaddy River, Burma.

May 1945

Dropped Gurkha paratroops during the assault on Rangoon.

13 May 1945

Received major damage in Payagyi, Burma in a landing accident.

Pilot: Lt. Armand E. Reiser

The Commando was probably involved in an accident with Commando 42-101168, while supporting the Allied troops taking Rangoon, Burma.

June 1945

Moved to Namponmao, Burma with the 13^th Combat Cargo Squadron.

Transported ammunition, gasoline, mules, and men to China.

23 August 1945

Damaged beyond repair in the China-Burma-India theatre.

Condemned for salvage.