Commando 43-47135
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 43-47135
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 206
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CK183
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
January 1945 to March 1945
43-47135 - USAAF (USA)
17 January 1945
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Louisville, KY.
12 February 1945
Assigned to ATC India-China Division, 1333rd AAF Base Unit, Chabua, Assam, India.
15 March 1945
Damaged beyond repair in Kunming, Yunnan, China in a landing accident (fatalities).
Pilot: 2nd Lt. Richard M. Hurrell (killed, pictured right)
16 March 1945
Condemned for salvage, washout.
Last edited: 06/04/2021