Commando 42-96761
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-96761
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30423
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU959
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
September 1944 to August 1945
42-96761 - USAAF (USA)
1 September 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
1 October 1944
Assigned to ATC India-China Division.
22 July 1945
Damaged beyond repair in Sookerating, Assam, India in a crash landing.
Pilot: Frank R. Ehretz
4 August 1945
Condemned for salvage, “washout”.