Commando 42-107297
Aircraft Identification
VARIANT: Curtiss C-46A-41-CU Commando
USAF SERIAL NUMBER (S/N): 42-107297
CURTISS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER (C/N): 26984
COMMANDO LINE NUMBER (L/N): CU624
FATE: Written off
Operational Record
May 1944 to August 1944
42-107297 - USAAF (USA)
30 May 1944
Delivered from the Curtiss-Wright factory in Buffalo, NY.
3 July 1944
Assigned to ATC North African Wing.
21 July 1944
Damaged beyond repair 3 km south of Sciacca, Sicily, Italy when it ditched after running out of fuel.
Pilot: Frank T. Eichman (survived)
16 August 1944
Condemned for salvage.