Commando 43-47179
Aircraft Identification
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
Operational Record
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
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.
Last edited: 08/01/2024