Commando 42-96797
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-96797
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 30459
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU995
FATE: Unknown
Operational Record
September 1944 to September 1947
42-96797 - USAAF (USA)
September 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
Unknown date
Assigned to 561st AAF Base Unit based at Rosecrans Field, MO.
29 June 1945
Received major damage at Rosecrans Field, MO in a landing accident due to a mechanical failure.
Pilot: James B. Jones
September 1947 to unknown date
42-96797 - USAF (USA)
18 September 1947
Transferred.
Unknown date
Modified by Curtiss-Wright for USAF.
Unknown date
Assigned to the 2585th Air Force Reserve Training Center based at Donaldson AFB, SC.
12 April 1958
Assigned to the Arizona Aircraft Storage Squadron and stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.
16 May 1960
Sent for reclamation at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.
Fate unknown.