Commando 42-96794
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-96794
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30456
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU992
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
September 1944 to April 1946
42-96794 - USAAF (USA)
2 September 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
5 October 1944
Assigned to ATC India-China Division.
9 October 1944
Damaged somewhere in India in a takeoff accident due to an engine failure.
Pilot: Glenn J. McGaffigan
Unknown date
Assigned to Karachi, Sindh, India.
April 1946 to 1955
November 1956 to September 1957
PP-LEE - SADIA TRANSPORTES AEREOS (BRAZIL)
21 November 1956
Purchased.
September 1957 to March 1963
PP-ASM - SADIA TRANSPORTES AEREOS (BRAZIL)
6 September 1957
Reregistered. [purchased & registered on 19 March 1957 according to AB but unlikely given Aerobernie data]
March 1963 to April 1964
PT-BVG - PRIVATE (BRAZIL)
19 March 1963
Purchased by Nilton Lopes Olearo [or Clearo].
7 April 1964
Damaged beyond repair near Salto, Argentina in a landing accident (0/2 fatalities).
The Commando, which was carrying contraband, attempted a night landing at Estancia La Fortuna, a ranch located close to the small town of Salto near Buenos Aires. It crashed and was damaged beyond repair.
Last edited: 04/08/2020