Commando 42-96731
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-96731
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30393
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU929
FATE: Unknown
Operational Record
August 1944 to November 1945
42-96731 - USAAF (USA)
31 August 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Assigned to Reno AAF, NV, probably with the 3rd Operational Training Unit (3 OTU).
November 1945 to January 1948
42-96731 - RFC (RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION) (USA)
8 November 1945
Transferred to RFC and stored at Walnut Ridge AAF, AR.
January 1948 to February 1948
N????? - INTERNATIONAL AIR FREIGHT (USA)
9 January 1948
Purchased from RFC.
September 1950 to October 1950
N1633M - L. B. SMITH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (USA)
29 September 1950
Purchased.
October 1950 to February 1951
N1633M - AIRCAR (AIR CARRIER SERVICE CORPORATION) (USA)
31 October 1950
Purchased.
February 1951 to October 1952
PP-YQC - REAL TRANSPORTES AEREOS (BRAZIL)
24 February 1951
Purchased. [March 1951 according to AB]
Unknown date
Converted to passenger configuration.
October 1952 to April 1954
N3964C - CARMAS SUPPLY CORPORATION (USA)
30 October 1952
Purchased. [also operated by Riddle under this registration according to AB & Aerobernie, no dates though]
April 1956 to July 1956
N10428 - WESTERN HEMISPHERE IMPORT EXPORT COMPANY (USA)
24 April 1956
Purchased.
30 June 1956
Registered.
June 1960 to October 1961
N10428 - IMPERIAL AIRLINES (USA)
27 June 1960
Transferred as Regina Cargo Airlines changed name to Imperial Airlines.
October 1961 to November 1961
N10428 - L. B. SMITH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (USA)
16 october 1961
Purchased. [September 1961 according to AB]
November 1961 to September 1965
CX-AZS - CAUSA (COMPANIA AERONAUTICA URUGUAYA SA) (URUGUAY)
9 November 1961
Purchased.
September 1965 to unknown date
CX-AZS - ARCO (AEROLINEAS COLONIA SA) (URUGUAY)
1965
Purchased.
Used on the Colonia del Sacramento - Buenos Aires passenger route.
1970
Withdrawn from use.