The Curtiss Commando Page
The Curtiss Commando Page

Commando 42-96750

Aircraft Identification

VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando

USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-96750

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30412

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU948

FATE: Written off

Operational Record

  August 1944 to March 1945

  42-96750 - USAAF (USA)


28 August 1944

Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.

30 September 1944

Assigned to ATC India-China Division, Assam Wing, 1332nd AAF Base Unit based in Mohanbari, Assam, India.

5 March 1945

Destroyed in Mohanbari, Assam, India in a ground fire while being operated by the ground crew.

10 March 1945

Condemned for salvage.