Commando 42-96551
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-96551
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30213
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU749
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
June 1944 to September 1944
42-96551 - USAAF (USA)
23 June 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
31 July 1944
Assigned to ATC India-China Division.
28 September 1944
Went missing near Sookerating, Assam, India (0/5 fatalities).
Pilot: Dale E. Hansel
The crew bailed out 10 km southwest of Sookerating after encountering a mechanical failure. The aircraft was destroyed.
30 September 1944
Condemned for salvage.