Commando 42-96564
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-96564
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30226
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU762
FATE: Broken up
Operational Record
July 1944 to September 1947
42-96564 - USAAF (USA)
1 July 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Probably assigned to the 2nd Combat Cargo Group based at Syracuse AAB, NY.
7 September 1944
Assigned to Brisbane Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia.
September 1947 to March 1949
42-96564 - USAF (USA)
18 September 1947
Transferred.
1 January 1948
Assigned to Clark AB, Philippines.
14 August 1948
Assigned the obsolete type designation ZC-46A.
11 February 1949
Sent for reclamation.
14 March 1949
Reclamation completed.
Last edited: 19/08/2023