Commando 42-96533
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-96533
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30195
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU731
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
June 1944 to September 1947
42-96533 - USAAF (USA)
June 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
September 1947 to March 1965
42-96533 - USAF (USA)
18 September 1947
Transferred.
Unknown date
Assigned to 2242nd Air Force Reserve Training Center, based at Selfridge AFB, MI.
2 December 1957
Assigned to the Arizona Aircraft Storage Squadron and stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.
31 March 1964
Sent for reclamation at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.
March 1965 to May 1969
N91360 - C-46 PARTS INC. (USA)
2 March 1965
Purchased less engines from USAF. Total airframe time 6,155 hours.
1970 to 1973
1973 to February 1974
CP-1052 - SAVCO (BOLIVIA)
1973
Purchased.
23 February 1974
Damaged beyond repair 8 km southwest of San Francisco de Moxos, Bolivia [San Francisco, Province of Moxos, Department of Beni] in an accident due to weather (7/7 fatalities). [quoted on 22 February 1974 by ASN]
The Commando was operating a cargo flight between Trinidad and Oruro, Bolivia. An electrical storm with severe turbulence probably caused the failure of ropes securing the cargo. The center of gravity shifted, causing a loss of control. The wreckage was found two days later.
Last edited: 28/10/2019