Commando 43-47171
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 43-47171
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 242
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CK219
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
February 1945 to April 1946
43-47171 - USAAF (USA)
6 February 1945
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Louisville, KY.
16 February 1945
Departed the USA for Karachi, Sindh, India.
Probably assigned to ATC India-China Division.
April 1946 to 1956 1956 to late 1957
PP-LED - WESTERN HEMISPHERE IMPORT EXPORT COMPANY (USA)
1956
Purchased.
31 July 1956
Ferry permit issued for delivery flight from India to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
19 June 1957
Damaged in hangar collapse in Panagarh, Bengal, India.
Unknown date
Repaired, refurbished and ferried to Miami, FL.
Late 1957 to early 1960
N9898F - WESTERN HEMISPHERE IMPORT EXPORT COMPANY (USA)
Late 1957
Sale to Loide not completed, registered and stored in Miami, FL.
Unknown dates
N107E - EDGERTON ENTERPRISES INC. (USA)
Unknown dates
Leased from Airlease during 1960.
Unknown date to April 1960
N107E - AIRLEASE INC. (USA)
Unknown date
Returned from lease to Edgerton.
21 June 1960
Registration cancelled, exported to Brazil.
April 1960 to May 1960
PP-NMD - NAB (NAVEGACAO AEREA BRASILEIRA) (BRAZIL)
13 April 1960
Purchased.
3 May 1960
Damaged beyond repair on approach to Ramey AFB, PR (5/5 fatalities).
The Commando was on its delivery flight from the USA to Brazil. While on approach to Ramey AFB in Aguadilla, PR, it struck a hill. All occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.
Last edited: 30/10/2022