Commando 43-47179

VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando

USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 43-47179

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 250

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CK227

FATE: Unknown

  February 1945 to November 1945

  43-47179 - USAAF (USA)

9 February 1945

Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Louisville, KY.

Assigned to I Troop Carrier Command based at Baer Field, IN.

Remained within the continental USA.

  November 1945 to May 1947

  43-47179 - RFC (RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION) (USA)

15 November 1945

Transferred to RFC and stored at Walnut Ridge AAF, AR.

  May 1947 to December 1947

  N92854 - UNITED SERVICES FOR AIR INC. (USA)

26 May 1947

Purchased.

2 July 1947

Registered.

  December 1947 to July 1949

  N92854 - GOLDEN NORTH AIRWAYS (USA)

5 December 1947

Probably leased from United Services for Air. [quoted as purchased by several sources]

  July 1949 to 1952

  YV-C-ARH - RANSA (RUTAS AEREAS NACIONALES SA) (VENEZUELA)

July 1949

Leased from United Services for Air.

  1952 to March 1953

  N92854 - UNITED SERVICES FOR AIR INC. (USA)

1952

Returned from lease contract to RANSA.

  March 1953 to 1953

  N92854 - GOLDEN NORTH AIRWAYS (USA)

10 March 1953

Purchased by Charles E. Evans of Seattle, WA, owner of Golden North Airways.

  1953 to March 1957

  N92854 - JOHNSON FLYING SERVICE (USA)

1953

Purchased or leased from Charles E. Evans.

Right: N92854 in Johnson's colors seen at Oakland International, CA on 28 November 1953.
Photo credit: William T. Larkins / Airhistory.net

  March 1957 to June 1957

  N92854 - WESTAIR TRANSPORT (USA)

23 March 1957

Lease-purchased by the Aviation Corporation of Seattle for Westair Transport.

Left: N92854 showing its tail with the Westair Transport logo behind this vintage straightback Cessna 172, unknown date & location.
Photo credit: Alan / Coppermine Gallery

  June 1957 to 1958

  N92854 - AVIATION FINANCE CORPORATION (USA)

17 June 1957

Purchased.

  1958 to 1961

  N92854 - TALOA (TRANSOCEAN AIR LINES) (USA)

1958

Leased from the Aviation Finance Corporation. [TBC]

  1961 to unknown date

  N92854 - SKY VAN AIRWAYS (USA)

1961

Leased from the Aviation Finance Corporation.

30 June 1970

Registration cancelled.

Fate unknown.