Commando 42-96642
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-96642
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30304
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU840
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
July 1944 to September 1945
42-96642 - USAAF (USA)
24 July 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
19 August 1944
Assigned to ATC India-China Division.
10 September 1945
Damaged beyond repair in Chengkung, Yunnan, China in a landing accident.
Pilot: Carl L. Garrison
15 September 1945
Condemned for salvage.