Commando 43-47139
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 43-47139
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 210
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CK187
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
January 1945 to May 1945
43-47139 - USAAF (USA)
17 January 1945
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Louisville, KY.
27 January 1945
Assigned to ATC India-China Division, 1333rd AAF Base Unit, Chabua, Assam, India.
29 May 1945
Damaged beyond repair in Chabua, Assam, India in a takeoff accident.
Pilot: FO Harry B. Pinneo (killed, pictured right)
Condemned for salvage, missing in flight.
Last edited: 07/04/2021