Commando 42-96705
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-96705
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30367
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU903
FATE: Broken up
Operational Record
August 1944 to October 1945
42-96705 - USAAF (USA)
18 August 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Assigned to I Troop Carrier Command, based at Baer Field, IN.
ca September 1944
Assigned to 4th Combat Cargo Group, 15th Combat Cargo Squadron based at Bowman Field, KY.
14 September 1944
Received major damage at Bowman Field, KY in a landing accident.
Pilot: Lawrence R. Warner
Unknown date
Assigned to I Troop Carrier Command, 807th AAF Base Unit based at Bergstrom AAF, TX.
20 September 1945
Damaged at Bergstrom AAF, TX in a ground accident while parked.
October 1945 to May 1948
42-96705 - RFC (RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION) (USA)
20 October 1945
Transferred to RFC and stored at Walnut Ridge AAF, AR.
May 1948 to August 1949
42-96705 - USAF (USA)
21 May 1948
Returned to USAF service under the obsolete type designation ZC-46A.
19 August 1948
Assigned to the Oklahoma City Air Material Area based at Tinker AFB, OK.
13 April 1949
Sent for reclamation at Tinker AFB, OK.
16 August 1949
Reclamation completed at Tinker AFB, OK.