The Curtiss Commando Page
The Curtiss Commando Page

Commando 43-47363

Aircraft Identification

VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando

USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 43-47363

CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 434

COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CK411

FATE: Written off

Operational Record

  May 1945 to October 1945

  43-47363 - USAAF (USA)


31 May 1945

Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Saint Louis, MO.

Assigned to the 1st Operational Training Unit (1 OTU) based at Rosecrans Field, MO.

Remained within the Continental USA.

  October 1945 to 1949

  43-47363 - RFC (RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION) (USA)


25 October 1945

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

  1949 to 1950

  AN-ADG - FANSA (FLOTA AEREA NICARAGUENSE) (NICARAGUA)


1949

Purchased.

  1950 to unknown date

  AN-ADG - LANICA (LINEAS AEREAS DE NICARAGUA) (NICARAGUA)


1950

Transferred as LANICA purchased the assets of FANSA.

  Unknown date to July 1958

  XH-014 - PRIVATE (HONDURAS)


Unknown date

Purchased by an unknown private individual in Honduras.

  July 1958 to 1962

  FAH-794 - FUERZA AEREA HONDURENA (HONDURAS)


July 1958

Purchased.

1962

Damaged beyond repair after catching fire during a forced landing. [undocumented accident]

Last edited: 22/08/2023