Commando 42-96731

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

  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 3^rd 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.

  February 1948 to April 1948

  N1633M - INTRAMAR SHIPPING CORPORATION (USA)

9 February 1948

Purchased.

  April 1948 to October 1948

  N1633M - AIR FREIGHT INC. (USA)

1 April 1948

Purchased.

  October 1948 to March 1949

  N1633M - INTRAMAR AGENCY INC. (USA)

14 October 1948

Purchased.

  March 1949 to October 1949

  N1633M - COASTAL CARGO COMPANY (USA)

9 March 1949

Purchased.

  October 1949 to September 1950

  N1633M - MIAMI AIRLINES (USA)

26 October 1949

Purchased.

  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 1954 to April 1956

  PP-LDT - LOIDE AEREO NACIONAL (BRAZIL)

1 April 1954

Purchased.

  April 1956 to July 1956

  N10428 - WESTERN HEMISPHERE IMPORT EXPORT COMPANY (USA)

24 April 1956

Purchased.

30 June 1956

Registered.

  July 1956 to June 1960ue

  N10428 - REGINA CARGO AIRLINES (USA)

30 June 1956

Purchased.

  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.