Commando 42-96554

VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando

USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-96554

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30216

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU752

FATE: Written off

  June 1944 to November 1944

  42-96554 - USAAF (USA)

22 June 1944

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

23 July 1944

Assigned to ATC India-China Division.

23 November 1944

Damaged beyond repair near Sookerating, Assam, India in an accident due to an engine failure (no fatalities).

Pilot: Hiram W. Johnson

Shortly after takeoff from Sookerating, while in the initial climb, the crew encountered technical problems with an engine. They were forced to attempt an emergency landing and the Commando came to rest in a field located 3 km north of the airfield. There were no casualties while the aircraft was written off.

24 November 1944

Condemned for salvage.