Commando 42-96730
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-96730
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30392
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU928
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
September 1944 to April 1946
42-96730 - USAAF (USA)
1 September 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
29 September 1944
Assigned to ATC India-China Division.
12 October 1944
Received major damage in Kunming, Yunnan, China in a landing accident.
Pilot: Thomas M. Sykes
Unknown date
Assigned to Karachi, Sindh, India.
April 1946 to August 1955 August 1955 to 1956
N75388 - GLOBAL AIRCRAFT LEASING (USA)
August 1955
Purchased and christened “Chabua”.
20 August 1955
Ferried from India to the USA via Prestwick, UK.
1956 to November 1963
N75388 - RIDDLE AIRLINES (USA)
1956
Purchased.
24 May 1962
Damaged in a landing accident.
Made a hard landing after stalling on approach.
November 1963 to December 1966
N75388 - AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL (USA)
29 November 1963
Transferred as Riddle Airlines changed its name to Airlift International.
Right: N75388 surrounded by its Airlift colleagues, unknown date & location.
Photo credit: NA3T
February 1968 to December 1969
CP-800 - TAL (TRANSPORTES AEREOS LITORAL) (BOLIVIA)
2 February 1968
Purchased.
12 December 1969
Damaged beyond repair in Corani, Bolivia in a takeoff accident.
Last edited: 17/04/2020