Commando 43-47335
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 43-47335
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 406
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CK383
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
May 1945 to July 1945
43-47335 - USAAF (USA)
7 May 1945
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Saint Louis, MO.
16 May 1945
Departed the USA for Karachi, Sindh, India.
Assigned to ATC India-China Division.
26 July 1945
Damaged beyond repair in Kunming, Yunnan, China in a landing accident.
Pilot: Laurent A. Clody (survived, and went on to fight in the Korean & Vietnam wars)
27 July 1945
Washout.