Commando 42-101208
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-101208
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30663
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU1199
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
October 1944 to January 1945
42-101208 - USAAF (USA)
18 October 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Assigned to the 4th Combat Cargo Group, 15th Combat Cargo Squadron based at Bowman Field, KY.
November 1944
Ferried from Morrison Field, FL to Sylhet, Bengal, India.
Crew:
Daugherty, Pilot
Morgan, Copilot
Daubert, Crew Chief
McCrary, Radio Operator
2 December 1944
Ferried through Karachi, Sindh, India.
Early December 1944
Arrived in Sylhet, Bengal, India with the 15th 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 15th Combat Cargo Squadron.
14 January 1945
Damaged beyond repair in Agartala, Tripura, India in a landing accident.
Pilot: Paul R. Larsen
26 January 1945
Condemned for salvage.