Commando 43-47370
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 43-47370
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 440
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CK418
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
June 1945 to October 1945
43-47370 - USAAF (USA)
11 June 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 April 1948
43-47370 - RFC (RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION) (USA)
26 October 1945
Transferred to RFC and stored at Walnut Ridge AAF, AR.
May 1948 to January 1950
PP-XBW - COMPANHIA ITAU DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS (BRAZIL)
3 May 1948
Purchased and assigned a temporary import registration.
5 January 1950
Damaged beyond repair in Itaquaquecetuba, Brazil in a forced landing (0/3 fatalities).
The Commando was operating a cargo flight between Sao Paulo Congonhas and a destination in the north of Brazil with three crewmembers onboard. The aircraft took off at 0700 LT. Upon passing Pouso Alegre, some 160 km into the flight, it started suffering from engine problems. The crew decided to turn back to Sao Paulo. However they were not able to reach the airport and had to make a forced landing in a field in Itaquaquecetuba, 35 km to the east. The crew survived, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Last edited: 27/08/2023