Commando 42-96637
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-96637
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30299
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU835
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
July 1944 to February 1945
42-96637 - USAAF (USA)
22 July 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
16 August 1944
Assigned to ATC India-China Division.
13 February 1945
Went missing over China.
Pilot: Frederick J. Telecky
The Commando crashed 48 km northeast of Yunlong, Yunnan, China after an engine failure.
14 February 1945
Condemned for salvage.