Commando 43-47392
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando
USAAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 43-47392
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 462
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CK440
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
June 1945 to August 1945
43-47392 - USAAF (USA)
28 June 1945
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Saint Louis, MO.
24 July 1945
Departed the USA for Karachi, Sindh, India.
Assigned to ATC India-China Division.
20 August 1945
Damaged beyond repair at RAF Bamrauli, Uttar Pradesh, India in a belly landing following engine problems.
Pilot: Godfrey A. Rachford (survived)
Condemned, written off.