Commando 42-96766
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-96766
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30428
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU964
FATE: Unknown
Operational Record
September 1944 to October 1945
42-96766 - USAAF (USA)
4 September 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
25 October 1944
Assigned to the 1st Operational Training Unit (1 OTU) based at Rosecrans Field, MO.
October 1945 to April 1948
42-96766 - RFC (RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION) (USA)
27 October 1945
Transferred to RFC and stored at Walnut Ridge AAF, AR.
April 1948 to May 1950
N51392 - UNITED SERVICES FOR AIR INC. (USA)
5 April 1948
Purchased from RFC.
29 April 1948
Registered.
May 1950 to April 1955
April 1955
HK-156 - SALA AIRCRAFT SALES (COSTA RICA)
5 April 1955
Purchased. [29 April 1955 according to AB]
November 1955 to November 1963
N75335 - RIDDLE AIRLINES (USA)
10 November 1955
Purchased. [12 September 1955 according to some JB]
November 1963 to December 1967
N75335 - AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL (USA)
29 November 1963
Transferred as Riddle was renamed Airlift International.
30 June 1965
Withdrawn from use.
January 1977 to unknown date
????? - UNKNOWN
14 January 1977
Purchased.
18 November 2014
Registration cancelled.
Last edited: 05/08/2020