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href="#Crashing_in_the_sea_(1947)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Crashing in the sea (1947)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Crashing_in_the_sea_(1947)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Massachusetts_crash_(1948)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Massachusetts_crash_(1948)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Massachusetts crash (1948)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Massachusetts_crash_(1948)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Disappearance_(1950)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Disappearance_(1950)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Disappearance (1950)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Disappearance_(1950)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Attack" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Attack"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.5</span> <span>Attack</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Attack-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Crashed_(1950)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Crashed_(1950)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.6</span> <span>Crashed (1950)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Crashed_(1950)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Crashing_in_the_sea_(1951)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Crashing_in_the_sea_(1951)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.7</span> <span>Crashing in the sea (1951)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Crashing_in_the_sea_(1951)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Berlin_corridor_attack_(1952)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a 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Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a><div> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number built</th><td class="infobox-data">1,170</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Manufactured</th><td class="infobox-data">1942–1947</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Introduction date</th><td class="infobox-data">1942</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data">14 February 1942</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Retired</th><td class="infobox-data">1975</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Developed from</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-4" title="Douglas DC-4">Douglas DC-4</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Douglas C-54 Skymaster</b> is a four-engined transport aircraft used by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a> in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>. Like the <a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">Douglas C-47 Skytrain</a> derived from the DC-3, the C-54 Skymaster was derived from a civilian airliner, the <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-4" title="Douglas DC-4">Douglas DC-4</a>. Besides transport of cargo, the C-54 also carried presidents, prime ministers, and military staff. Dozens of variants of the C-54 were employed in a wide variety of non-combat roles such as <a href="/wiki/Air-sea_rescue" title="Air-sea rescue">air-sea rescue</a>, scientific and military research, and missile tracking and recovery. During the <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Airlift" class="mw-redirect" title="Berlin Airlift">Berlin Airlift</a> it hauled coal and food supplies to <a href="/wiki/West_Berlin" title="West Berlin">West Berlin</a>. After the Korean War it continued to be used for military and civilian uses by more than 30 countries. It was one of the first aircraft to carry the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a>, the first being President <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. 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Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Douglas_C-54_Skymaster_in_flight,_circa_in_1943.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster_in_flight%2C_circa_in_1943.jpg/220px-Douglas_C-54_Skymaster_in_flight%2C_circa_in_1943.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster_in_flight%2C_circa_in_1943.jpg/330px-Douglas_C-54_Skymaster_in_flight%2C_circa_in_1943.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster_in_flight%2C_circa_in_1943.jpg/440px-Douglas_C-54_Skymaster_in_flight%2C_circa_in_1943.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>A USAAF Douglas C-54 (s/n 41-37271), circa 1943</figcaption></figure> <p>With the looming entry of the United States into World War II, in June 1941<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> the War Department took over the provision orders for the airlines for the <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-4" title="Douglas DC-4">Douglas DC-4</a> and allocated them to the United States Army Air Forces with the designation <b>C-54 Skymaster</b>. The first, a C-54, flew from <a href="/wiki/Clover_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Clover Field">Clover Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California" title="Santa Monica, California">Santa Monica, California</a> on 14 February 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-Tinker_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tinker-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To meet military requirements, the first civil production aircraft had four additional auxiliary fuel tanks in the main cabin, which reduced the number of passenger seats to 26. The following batch of aircraft, designated C-54A, were built with a stronger floor and a cargo door with a hoist and winch. The first C-54A was delivered in February 1943. The C-54B, introduced in March 1944, had integral fuel tanks in the outer wings, allowing two of the cabin tanks to be removed. This change allowed 49 seats (or 16 stretchers) to be fitted. The <span class="avoidwrap" style="display:inline-block;">C-54C</span>, a hybrid for Presidential use, had a C-54A fuselage with four cabin fuel tanks and C-54B wings with built in tanks to achieve maximum range. </p><p>The most common variant was the C-54D, which entered service in August 1944. Based on the C-54B, it was fitted with more powerful R-2000-11 engines. With the C-54E, the last two cabin fuel tanks were moved to the wings which allowed more freight or 44 passenger seats. </p><p>Aircraft transferred to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> were designated <b>Douglas R5D</b>. With the introduction of the <a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Tri-Service_aircraft_designation_system" title="1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system">Tri-Service aircraft designation system</a> in 1962, all R5Ds were re-designated C-54. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_history">Operational history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Operational history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>C-54s began service with the USAAF in 1942, carrying up to 26 passengers, later versions carrying up to 50 passengers. The C-54 was one of the most commonly used long-range transports by the U.S. armed forces in World War II. Of the C-54s produced, 515 were manufactured in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California" title="Santa Monica, California">Santa Monica, California</a> and 655 were manufactured at Orchard Place/Douglas Field, in unincorporated <a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook County, Illinois</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> (later the site of <a href="/wiki/O%27Hare_International_Airport" title="O'Hare International Airport">O'Hare International Airport</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C-54_landing_at_Tempelhof_1948.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/C-54_landing_at_Tempelhof_1948.jpg/220px-C-54_landing_at_Tempelhof_1948.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/C-54_landing_at_Tempelhof_1948.jpg/330px-C-54_landing_at_Tempelhof_1948.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/C-54_landing_at_Tempelhof_1948.jpg/440px-C-54_landing_at_Tempelhof_1948.jpg 2x" data-file-width="530" data-file-height="422" /></a><figcaption>A C-54 landing at <a href="/wiki/Tempelhof_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Tempelhof International Airport">Tempelhof airport</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Airlift" class="mw-redirect" title="Berlin Airlift">Berlin Airlift</a></figcaption></figure> <p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the C-54 was used by <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Winston Churchill</a>. The American delegates to the <a href="/wiki/Casablanca_Conference" title="Casablanca Conference">Casablanca Conference</a> used the Skymaster.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The C-54 was also used by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>, the <a href="/wiki/French_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="French Air Force">French Air Force</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Armed_forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Armed forces">armed forces</a> of at least 12 other nations. </p><p>President <a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> signed the <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Act_of_1947" title="National Security Act of 1947">National Security Act of 1947</a>, which created the U.S. Air Force, on board <i>Sacred Cow</i>, the Presidential VC-54C which is preserved at the <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="National Museum of the United States Air Force">National Museum of the United States Air Force</a> near <a href="/wiki/Dayton,_Ohio" title="Dayton, Ohio">Dayton, Ohio</a>. More than 300 C-54s and R5Ds formed the backbone of the US contribution to the <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Airlift" class="mw-redirect" title="Berlin Airlift">Berlin Airlift</a> in 1948. They also served as the main airlift during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>. After the Korean War, the C-54 was replaced by the <a href="/wiki/C-124_Globemaster_II" class="mw-redirect" title="C-124 Globemaster II">Douglas C-124 Globemaster II</a>, but continued to be used by the U.S. Air Force until 1972. The last active C-54 Skymaster in U.S. Navy service (C-54Q, BuNo <i>56501</i>, of the Navy Test Pilot School, <a href="/wiki/NAS_Patuxent_River" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Patuxent River">NAS Patuxent River</a>) was retired on 2 April 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late 1945, several hundred C-54s were surplus to U.S. military requirements and these were converted for civil airline operation, many by Douglas Aircraft at its aircraft plants. The aircraft were sold to airlines around the world. By January 1946, <a href="/wiki/Pan_American_Airways" class="mw-redirect" title="Pan American Airways">Pan American Airways</a> was operating their Skymasters on transatlantic scheduled services to <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> and beyond. Trans-Pacific schedules from <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a> to <a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a> began on 6 June 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After disposal by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy, many C-54s were modified for use in civilian firefighting and air tanker roles. This included fitting tanks inside and under the fuselage and the fitting of dumping and spraying equipment on the wing trailing edges. C-54s continued in this role until the late 1990s. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variants">Variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Douglas_C-54_Skymaster_variants" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Douglas C-54 Skymaster variants">List of Douglas C-54 Skymaster variants</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Douglas-C-54-NL-316a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Douglas-C-54-NL-316a.jpg/220px-Douglas-C-54-NL-316a.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Douglas-C-54-NL-316a.jpg/330px-Douglas-C-54-NL-316a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Douglas-C-54-NL-316a.jpg/440px-Douglas-C-54-NL-316a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a><figcaption>Netherlands Government Air Transport C-54A on display at the <a href="/wiki/Aviodrome" title="Aviodrome">Aviodrome</a> </figcaption></figure> <dl><dt>C-54</dt> <dd>First production variant adapted from DC-4, 24 built.</dd> <dt><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238216509">.mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#b1d2ff}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}</style><span class="vanchor"><span id="C-54A"></span><span class="vanchor-text">C-54A</span></span></dt> <dd>First military version with strengthened airframe, increased fuel capacity, provision for passengers or cargo, Navy equivalent R5D-1, 252 built.</dd> <dt>C-54B</dt> <dd>Increased fuel capacity in the wing, One was used by Winston Churchill, 220 built.</dd> <dt><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509" /><span class="vanchor"><span id="C-54D"></span><span class="vanchor-text">C-54D</span></span></dt> <dd>Same as C-54B but with R-2000-11 engines, 380 built.</dd> <dt><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509" /><span class="vanchor"><span id="C-54E"></span><span class="vanchor-text">C-54E</span></span></dt> <dd>Further revision to fuel tanks and provision for rapid conversion from passenger to cargo, 125 built.</dd> <dt><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509" /><span class="vanchor"><span id="C-54G"></span><span class="vanchor-text">C-54G</span></span></dt> <dd>Same as C-54E but with different version of the R-2000 engine. 400 ordered, of which 162 were completed and the remainder were cancelled at the end of WW2.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operators">Operators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Douglas_C-54_Skymaster_operators" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Douglas C-54 Skymaster operators">List of Douglas C-54 Skymaster operators</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accidents_and_incidents">Accidents and incidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Accidents and incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Douglas_DC-4" title="List of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-4">List of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-4</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Experimental_"tank_drop"_(1943)"><span id="Experimental_.22tank_drop.22_.281943.29"></span>Experimental "tank drop" (1943)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Experimental "tank drop" (1943)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 9 July 1943, USAAF C-54A 41-37271 crashed in a mid-air collision with a C-40A at <a href="/wiki/Wright_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Wright Field">Wright Field</a>, Ohio. While para-dropping a <a href="/wiki/M29_Weasel" title="M29 Weasel">Studebaker T-24 Weasel</a> which was slung under the fuselage, the C-54 collided with the C-40A photographic chase plane. Three of the five crew of the C-54A and all five aboard the C-40A were killed.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C-54_destroyed_by_North_Korean_fighters_1950.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/C-54_destroyed_by_North_Korean_fighters_1950.jpg/220px-C-54_destroyed_by_North_Korean_fighters_1950.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/C-54_destroyed_by_North_Korean_fighters_1950.jpg/330px-C-54_destroyed_by_North_Korean_fighters_1950.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/C-54_destroyed_by_North_Korean_fighters_1950.jpg/440px-C-54_destroyed_by_North_Korean_fighters_1950.jpg 2x" data-file-width="652" data-file-height="489" /></a><figcaption>A USAF C-54 destroyed by North Korean fighters, 1950</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crashing_in_the_sea_(1947)"><span id="Crashing_in_the_sea_.281947.29"></span>Crashing in the sea (1947)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Crashing in the sea (1947)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 3 July 1947, US Army Air Forces C-54G <i>45-519</i> crashed in the Atlantic 294 mi off Florida after a loss of control caused by turbulence from a storm, killing the six crew.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Massachusetts_crash_(1948)"><span id="Massachusetts_crash_.281948.29"></span>Massachusetts crash (1948)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Massachusetts crash (1948)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Northampton_C-54_Monument_Plaque.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Northampton_C-54_Monument_Plaque.jpg/250px-Northampton_C-54_Monument_Plaque.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Northampton_C-54_Monument_Plaque.jpg/330px-Northampton_C-54_Monument_Plaque.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Northampton_C-54_Monument_Plaque.jpg/500px-Northampton_C-54_Monument_Plaque.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="4096" /></a><figcaption>Monument dedicated to the victims of the 1948 crash</figcaption></figure> <p>On 14 May 1948, an army transport plane flying through a rainstorm crashed in <a href="/wiki/Northampton,_Massachusetts" title="Northampton, Massachusetts">Northampton, Massachusetts</a>, killing the three crew members aboard.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disappearance_(1950)"><span id="Disappearance_.281950.29"></span>Disappearance (1950)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Disappearance (1950)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1950_Douglas_C-54D_disappearance" title="1950 Douglas C-54D disappearance">1950 Douglas C-54D disappearance</a></div> <p>On 26 January 1950, a C-54D operated by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_missing_aircraft" title="List of missing aircraft">disappeared during a flight</a> between <a href="/wiki/Elmendorf_Air_Force_Base" title="Elmendorf Air Force Base">Anchorage-Elmendorf Air Force Base</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Malmstrom_Air_Force_Base" title="Malmstrom Air Force Base">Great Falls Air Force Base</a> (<a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a>) with a crew of eight and 36 passengers (34 service personnel and two civilians).<sup id="cite_ref-ASN_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASN-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kennebec_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kennebec-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No trace of the aircraft or its occupants has ever been found. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Attack">Attack</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Attack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea. North Korean fighter aircraft attacked airfields at Kimpo and Seoul, the South Korean capital, destroying one USAF C-54 on the ground at <a href="/wiki/Gimpo_International_Airport" title="Gimpo International Airport">Kimpo Air Base</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crashed_(1950)"><span id="Crashed_.281950.29"></span>Crashed (1950)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Crashed (1950)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 19 September 1950, a U.S. Navy C-54 en route to Korea crashed into the sea approximately one minute after takeoff from Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. The aircraft had 26 personnel aboard including eleven nurses. There were no survivors.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crashing_in_the_sea_(1951)"><span id="Crashing_in_the_sea_.281951.29"></span>Crashing in the sea (1951)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Crashing in the sea (1951)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 31 January 1951, the C-54D with tail number 282 of the <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Air_Force" title="Portuguese Air Force">Portuguese Military Aeronautics</a>, operated by the Search and Rescue Squadron of the <a href="/wiki/Lajes_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Lajes Air Base">Lajes Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Azores" title="Azores">Azores</a>, flying from the <a href="/wiki/Lisbon_Airport" title="Lisbon Airport">Lisbon Airport</a> back to its base, crashed in the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic">Atlantic</a>, when approaching Lajes. All of the 14 people on board (two pilots, nine mechanics and three other military personnel) were killed.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Berlin_corridor_attack_(1952)"><span id="Berlin_corridor_attack_.281952.29"></span>Berlin corridor attack (1952)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Berlin corridor attack (1952)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 29 April 1952, an <a href="/wiki/Air_France" title="Air France">Air France</a> Douglas C-54A (registration F-BELI) operating a scheduled service from <a href="/wiki/Frankfurt_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Frankfurt International Airport">Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport</a> to <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Tempelhof_Airport" title="Berlin Tempelhof Airport">Berlin Tempelhof Airport</a> came under sustained attack from two Soviet <a href="/wiki/MiG-15" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-15">MiG-15</a> <a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">fighters</a> while passing through one of the Allied air corridors over <a href="/wiki/East_Germany" title="East Germany">East Germany</a>. Although the attack had severely damaged the aircraft, necessitating the shutdown of engines number three and four, the pilot in command of the aircraft managed to carry out a safe <a href="/wiki/Emergency_landing" title="Emergency landing">emergency landing</a> at Tempelhof Airport. A subsequent inspection of the aircraft's damage revealed that it had been hit by 89 shots fired from the Soviet MiGs. There were no fatalities among the 17 occupants (six crew, 11 passengers) despite the severity of the attack. The Soviet military authorities defended this attack on an unarmed civilian aircraft by claiming the Air France plane was outside the air corridor at the time of attack.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shoot-down_by_the_PRC_(1954)"><span id="Shoot-down_by_the_PRC_.281954.29"></span>Shoot-down by the PRC (1954)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Shoot-down by the PRC (1954)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1954_Cathay_Pacific_Douglas_DC-4_shootdown" title="1954 Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown">1954 Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown</a></div> <p>On 23 July 1954, a Douglas C-54 Skymaster civilian airliner, <a href="/wiki/Cathay_Pacific_VR-HEU" class="mw-redirect" title="Cathay Pacific VR-HEU">registration VR-HEU</a>, operated by <a href="/wiki/Cathay_Pacific" title="Cathay Pacific">Cathay Pacific Airways</a>, en route from <a href="/wiki/Bangkok" title="Bangkok">Bangkok</a> to <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>, was shot and heavily damaged by Chinese <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force" title="People's Liberation Army Air Force">PLAAF</a> <a href="/wiki/Lavochkin_La-11" title="Lavochkin La-11">Lavochkin La-11</a> fighters off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Hainan_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Hainan Island">Hainan Island</a>. The pilot was able to ditch the aircraft, and whilst ten people on board were killed as a result of the attack, another nine were rescued by a USAF <a href="/wiki/Grumman_HU-16_Albatross" title="Grumman HU-16 Albatross">Grumman HU-16 Albatross</a> Air-Sea Rescue plane.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-val_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-val-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-helianthus_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-helianthus-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crashed_in_Nevada,_United_States_(1955)"><span id="Crashed_in_Nevada.2C_United_States_.281955.29"></span>Crashed in Nevada, United States (1955)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Crashed in Nevada, United States (1955)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 17 November 1955, United States Air Force C-54 Flight 9068 crashed into the south eastern flank of 11,916 foot Mount Charleston at approximately the 11,300 foot elevation. The crash occurred at roughly 8:30am during a high wind snowstorm with limited visibility approximately 35 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The airplane was en route to a classified destination referred to as "Watertown" (now known as the Area 51 test site in Nevada) from Burbank, California. There were 14 passengers and air crew on board from the U.S. Air Force, the CIA, and several government contractors who were working on the top secret U-2 spy plane project. There were no survivors and the crash investigation remained classified until 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Explosion_in_North_Africa_(1955)"><span id="Explosion_in_North_Africa_.281955.29"></span>Explosion in North Africa (1955)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Explosion in North Africa (1955)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 11 December 1955, the C-54 of the United States Air Force's <a href="/wiki/1700th_Air_Transport_Group" title="1700th Air Transport Group">1700th Air Transport Group</a>, based at <a href="/wiki/Kelly_Field" title="Kelly Field">Kelly Field</a>, San Antonio, Tex. The transport crashed in the Gomor district near the border, between French and Spanish Morocco. Flying from <a href="/wiki/Wheelus_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Wheelus Field">Wheelus Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tripoli,_Libya" title="Tripoli, Libya">Tripoli</a> to <a href="/wiki/Casablanca" title="Casablanca">Casablanca</a>, it was believed en route to the United States. Eight United States airmen died when their plane exploded in the rugged Riff Mountains of <a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disappearance_(1964)"><span id="Disappearance_.281964.29"></span>Disappearance (1964)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Disappearance (1964)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 28 March 1964, a C-54A disappeared over the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific</a> (about 1120 km west of <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>—last reported position: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&params=29.33_N_135.00_W_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">29°20′N</span> <span class="longitude">135°00′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">29.33°N 135.00°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">29.33; -135.00</span></span></span></a></span></span>) on an executive passenger flight from <a href="/wiki/Honolulu_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Honolulu International Airport">Honolulu International Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> to <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport" title="Los Angeles International Airport">Los Angeles International Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. The pilot reported a fire in No. 2 engine, which might make it necessary to ditch. Nothing more was heard from the aircraft, nor was any trace of it found despite an extensive search. Three crew and six passengers died in the accident.<sup id="cite_ref-HighandMighty_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HighandMighty-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications_(C-54G-DO)"><span id="Specifications_.28C-54G-DO.29"></span>Specifications (C-54G-DO)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Specifications (C-54G-DO)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Douglas_R5D-2_Skymaster_3-view_line_drawing.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Douglas_R5D-2_Skymaster_3-view_line_drawing.png/220px-Douglas_R5D-2_Skymaster_3-view_line_drawing.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="349" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Douglas_R5D-2_Skymaster_3-view_line_drawing.png/330px-Douglas_R5D-2_Skymaster_3-view_line_drawing.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Douglas_R5D-2_Skymaster_3-view_line_drawing.png/440px-Douglas_R5D-2_Skymaster_3-view_line_drawing.png 2x" data-file-width="1450" data-file-height="2298" /></a><figcaption>Three-view line drawing of the Douglas R5D-2 Skymaster</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C-54_Cockpit_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/C-54_Cockpit_2009.jpg/250px-C-54_Cockpit_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/C-54_Cockpit_2009.jpg/330px-C-54_Cockpit_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/C-54_Cockpit_2009.jpg/500px-C-54_Cockpit_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1300" data-file-height="863" /></a><figcaption>Cockpit of a restored C-54 Skymaster, N500EJ, <i>Spirit of Freedom</i> of the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation</figcaption></figure> <p style="font-size: 90%; margin:0;"><i>Data from</i> <i>McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 : Volume I</i><sup id="cite_ref-Francillon_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Francillon-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>General characteristics</b></span> </p><ul><li><b>Crew:</b> four</li> <li><b>Capacity:</b> 50 troops / 32,500 lb (14,700 kg) cargo</li> <li><b>Length:</b> 93 ft 10 in (28.60 m)</li> <li><b>Wingspan:</b> 117 ft 6 in (35.81 m)</li> <li><b>Height:</b> 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)</li> <li><b>Wing area:</b> 1,460 sq ft (136 m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Airfoil" title="Airfoil">Airfoil</a>:</b> <b>root:</b> <a href="/wiki/NACA_airfoil" title="NACA airfoil">NACA 23016</a>; <b>tip:</b> <a href="/wiki/NACA_airfoil" title="NACA airfoil">NACA 23012</a><sup id="cite_ref-Selig_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Selig-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Empty weight:</b> 38,930 lb (17,658 kg)</li> <li><b>Gross weight:</b> 62,000 lb (28,123 kg)</li> <li><b>Max takeoff weight:</b> 73,000 lb (33,112 kg)</li> <li><b>Fuel capacity:</b> 2,868 US gal (2,388 imp gal; 10,860 L) normal fuel load; 3,592 US gal (2,991 imp gal; 13,600 L) with auxiliary fuel</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 4 × <a href="/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-2000-9_Twin_Wasp" class="mw-redirect" title="Pratt & Whitney R-2000-9 Twin Wasp">Pratt & Whitney R-2000-9 Twin Wasp</a> 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1,100 hp (820 kW) each at 7,500 ft (2,300 m)</li> <li><b>Propellers:</b> 3-bladed constant-speed fully-feathering propellers</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Performance</b></span> </p> <ul><li><b>Maximum speed:</b> 275 mph (443 km/h, 239 kn) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)</li> <li><b>Cruise speed:</b> 190 mph (310 km/h, 170 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)</li> <li><b>Range:</b> 4,000 mi (6,400 km, 3,500 nmi) with 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) payload</li> <li><b>Service ceiling:</b> 22,300 ft (6,800 m)</li> <li><b>Time to altitude:</b> 10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 14 minutes 36 seconds</li> <li><b>Wing loading:</b> 42.5 lb/sq ft (208 kg/m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Power-to-weight_ratio" title="Power-to-weight ratio">Power/mass</a>:</b> 0.0935 hp/lb (0.1537 kW/kg)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_appearances_in_media">Notable appearances in media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Notable appearances in media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A C-54, registration C-FIQM (<a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Airways" title="Buffalo Airways">Buffalo</a> 5-721 (tail 57)), was used as a substitute <a href="/wiki/Avro_Lancaster" title="Avro Lancaster">Lancaster bomber</a> due to its similar top speed and maximum payload, for a recreation of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Chastise" title="Operation Chastise">Operation Chastise</a> with its <a href="/wiki/Bouncing_bomb" title="Bouncing bomb">bouncing bomb</a>. It was filmed in the UK documentary <i>Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb</i>, Canadian documentary <i>Dambusters Fly Again</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Nova_(American_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nova (American TV series)">Nova</a></i> season 39 episode "<a href="/wiki/Bombing_Hitler%27s_Dams" title="Bombing Hitler's Dams">Bombing Hitler's Dams</a>", and <i><a href="/wiki/Ice_Pilots_NWT" title="Ice Pilots NWT">Ice Pilots NWT</a></i> season 3 episode 2 "Dambusters".<sup id="cite_ref-DBFA-HTca_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DBFA-HTca-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph-2011-05-02_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph-2011-05-02-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EAA-2011-05-05_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EAA-2011-05-05-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ch4-DBTBB_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ch4-DBTBB-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Nova-BHD_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nova-BHD-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IPNWT-D_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IPNWT-D-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1950 drama, "The Big Lift" features C-54s flying the Berlin Airlift. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_C-54_Skymaster&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Y1B-7" title="Douglas Y1B-7">YB-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_YOA-5" title="Douglas YOA-5">YB-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">B-18 Bolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XB-19" title="Douglas XB-19">XB-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">XB-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-23_Dragon" title="Douglas B-23 Dragon">B-23 Dragon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-26_Invader" title="Douglas A-26 Invader">B-26 Invader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XB-31" title="Douglas XB-31">XB-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XB-42_Mixmaster" title="Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster">XB-42 Mixmaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XB-43_Jetmaster" title="Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster">XB-43 Jetmaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-66_Destroyer" title="Douglas B-66 Destroyer">B-66 Destroyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_423" title="Douglas 423">Model 423</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_1211-J" title="Douglas 1211-J">Model 1211-J</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">DB-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">DB-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">DB-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_A-17" title="Northrop A-17">DB-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_BT" title="Northrop BT">DB-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">DB-73</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">Boston I/II/III/IV/V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">Digby I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">Havoc I/II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_BT" title="Northrop BT">DXD1</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Observation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-2" title="Douglas O-2">O-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-2" title="Douglas O-2">OD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O2D" title="Douglas O2D">O2D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-31" title="Douglas O-31">O-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Y1B-7" title="Douglas Y1B-7">O-35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-38" title="Douglas O-38">O-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-43" title="Douglas O-43">O-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_YOA-5" title="Douglas YOA-5">YO-44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-46" title="Douglas O-46">O-46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">O-53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_YOA-5" title="Douglas YOA-5">YOA-5</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Patrol</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory_PN" title="Naval Aircraft Factory PN">PD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_T2D" title="Douglas T2D">P2D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XP3D" title="Douglas XP3D">P3D</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Reconnaissance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">F-3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-1" title="Douglas C-1">C-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Dolphin" title="Douglas Dolphin">C-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">YC-34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-41A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">C-47 Skytrain</a> (Dakota I/III/IV)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">C-53 Skytrooper</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">C-54 Skymaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">C-58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-23_Dragon" title="Douglas B-23 Dragon">UC-67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-74_Globemaster" title="Douglas C-74 Globemaster">C-74 Globemaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-5" title="Douglas DC-5">C-110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-6" title="Douglas DC-6">XC-112/YC-112</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">XC-114</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">YC-116</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">C-117</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_R4D-8" title="Douglas R4D-8">C-117D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-6" title="Douglas DC-6">C-118</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II" title="Douglas C-124 Globemaster II">C-124 Globemaster II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">YC-129</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-132" title="Douglas C-132">C-132</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-133_Cargomaster" title="Douglas C-133 Cargomaster">C-133 Cargomaster</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_C-9" title="McDonnell Douglas C-9">C-9</a> (Nightingale/Skytrain II)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-8" title="Douglas DC-8">C-24</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Dolphin" title="Douglas Dolphin">RD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">R2D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-5" title="Douglas DC-5">R3D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">R4D-1/-3/-5/-6/-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_R4D-8" title="Douglas R4D-8">R4D-8</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">R5D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-26_Invader" title="Douglas A-26 Invader">JD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-6" title="Douglas DC-6">R6D</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">CC-129</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">LXD1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piaggio_PD.808" title="Piaggio PD.808">PD.808</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Skymaster I</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Gliders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XCG-17" title="Douglas XCG-17">XCG-17</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Training aircraft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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F.VII">C-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Trimotor" title="Ford Trimotor">C-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Trimotor" title="Ford Trimotor">C-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F-10" title="Fokker F-10">C-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_S-38" title="Sikorsky S-38">C-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F-10" title="Fokker F-10">C-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_71" title="Fairchild 71">C-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Trimotor" title="Ford Trimotor">C-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Robin" title="Curtiss Robin">C-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Fleetster" title="Consolidated Fleetster">C-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Vega" title="Lockheed Vega">C-12</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">C-13</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F-14" title="Fokker F-14">C-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F-14" title="Fokker F-14">C-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F-11" title="Fokker F-11">C-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Vega" title="Lockheed Vega">C-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_Monomail" title="Boeing Monomail">C-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_C-19_Alpha" title="Northrop C-19 Alpha">C-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F-32" title="Fokker F-32">C-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Dolphin" title="Douglas Dolphin">C-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Fleetster" title="Consolidated Fleetster">C-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Altair" title="Lockheed Altair">C-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_100_Pilgrim" title="Fairchild 100 Pilgrim">C-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Altair" title="Lockheed Altair">C-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Dolphin" title="Douglas Dolphin">C-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellanca_Aircruiser" title="Bellanca Aircruiser">C-27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_S-39" title="Sikorsky S-39">C-28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Dolphin" title="Douglas Dolphin">C-29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_T-32_Condor_II" title="Curtiss T-32 Condor II">C-30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kreider-Reisner_XC-31" title="Kreider-Reisner XC-31">C-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XC-35" title="Lockheed XC-35">C-35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_10_Electra" title="Lockheed Model 10 Electra">C-36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_10_Electra" title="Lockheed Model 10 Electra">C-37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_12_Electra_Junior" title="Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior">C-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-41</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-41A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">C-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_17_Staggerwing" title="Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing">C-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_108_Taifun" title="Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun">C-44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_18" title="Beechcraft Model 18">C-45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">C-46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">C-47</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_R4D-8" title="Douglas R4D-8">C-47F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basler_BT-67" title="Basler BT-67">C-47T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_AC-47_Spooky" title="Douglas AC-47 Spooky">AC-47</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">C-53</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">C-54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">C-55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">C-56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">C-57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">C-58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">C-59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">C-60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_24" title="Fairchild 24">C-61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waco_C-62" title="Waco C-62">C-62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Hudson" title="Lockheed Hudson">C-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noorduyn_Norseman" title="Noorduyn Norseman">C-64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stout_Skycar" title="Stout Skycar">C-65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">C-66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-23_Dragon" title="Douglas B-23 Dragon">C-67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-69_Constellation" title="Lockheed C-69 Constellation">C-69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_DGA-8" title="Howard DGA-8">C-70</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Howard_DGA-15" title="Howard DGA-15">C-70B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spartan_Executive" title="Spartan Executive">C-71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waco_C-72" title="Waco C-72">C-72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_247" title="Boeing 247">C-73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-74_Globemaster" title="Douglas C-74 Globemaster">C-74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_307_Stratoliner" title="Boeing 307 Stratoliner">C-75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_C-76_Caravan" title="Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan">C-76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_DC-6" title="Cessna DC-6">C-77</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_Airmaster" title="Cessna Airmaster">C-77B–D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_AT-17_Bobcat" title="Cessna AT-17 Bobcat">C-78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_52" title="Junkers Ju 52">C-79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlow_PJC-2" title="Harlow PJC-2">C-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stinson_Reliant" title="Stinson Reliant">C-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_C-82_Packet" title="Fairchild C-82 Packet">C-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piper_J-5" title="Piper J-5">C-83</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Piper_J-3_Cub" title="Piper J-3 Cub">C-83A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piper_J-4" title="Piper J-4">C-83B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">C-84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_9_Orion" title="Lockheed Model 9 Orion">C-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_24" title="Fairchild 24">C-86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_C-87_Liberator_Express" title="Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express">C-87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_45" title="Fairchild 45">C-88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_H-47" title="Hamilton H-47">C-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luscombe_8" title="Luscombe 8">C-90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stinson_Airliner" title="Stinson Airliner">C-91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funk_B" title="Funk B">C-92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Budd_RB_Conestoga" title="Budd RB Conestoga">C-93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_Airmaster" title="Cessna Airmaster">C-94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylorcraft_L-2" title="Taylorcraft L-2">C-95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_FC-2" title="Fairchild FC-2">C-96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-97_Stratofreighter" title="Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter">C-97</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_KC-97_Stratofreighter" title="Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter">KC-97</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_314_Clipper" title="Boeing 314 Clipper">C-98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XC-99" title="Convair XC-99">C-99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Gamma" title="Northrop Gamma">C-100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Vega" title="Lockheed Vega">C-101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rearwin_Sportster" title="Rearwin Sportster">C-102</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F3F" title="Grumman F3F">C-103</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">C-104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XB-15" title="Boeing XB-15">C-105</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_C-106_Loadmaster" title="Cessna C-106 Loadmaster">C-106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stout_Skycar" title="Stout Skycar">C-107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-108_Flying_Fortress" title="Boeing C-108 Flying Fortress">C-108</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_C-87_Liberator_Express" title="Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express">C-109</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-5" title="Douglas DC-5">C-110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_14_Super_Electra" title="Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra">C-111</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-6" title="Douglas DC-6">C-112</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">C-113</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">C-114</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">C-115</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">C-116</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">C-117</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_R4D-8" title="Douglas R4D-8">C-117D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-6" title="Douglas DC-6">C-118</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_C-119_Flying_Boxcar" title="Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar">C-119</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_AC-119" title="Fairchild AC-119">AC-119</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_XC-120_Packplane" title="Fairchild XC-120 Packplane">C-120</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-121_Constellation" title="Lockheed C-121 Constellation">C-121</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_L-1249_Super_Constellation" title="Lockheed L-1249 Super Constellation">C-121F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_EC-121_Warning_Star" title="Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star">EC-121</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chase_YC-122_Avitruc" title="Chase YC-122 Avitruc">C-122</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_C-123_Provider" title="Fairchild C-123 Provider">C-123</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chase_XC-123A" title="Chase XC-123A">C-123A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II" title="Douglas C-124 Globemaster II">C-124</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YC-125_Raider" title="Northrop YC-125 Raider">C-125</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_195" title="Cessna 195">C-126</a></li> <li>C-127<sup><small>2</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-2_Beaver" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver">C-127 (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II" title="Douglas C-124 Globemaster II">C-127 (II)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_XC-120_Packplane" title="Fairchild XC-120 Packplane">C-128</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_R4D-8" title="Douglas R4D-8">C-129</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">C-130</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_C-130J_Super_Hercules" title="Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules">C-130J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130" title="Lockheed AC-130">AC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_DC-130" title="Lockheed DC-130">DC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_EC-130" title="Lockheed EC-130">EC-130</a>/<a href="/wiki/Lockheed_EC-130H_Compass_Call" title="Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call">H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_HC-130" title="Lockheed HC-130">HC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_KC-130" title="Lockheed Martin KC-130">KC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_LC-130" title="Lockheed LC-130">LC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_MC-130" title="Lockheed MC-130">MC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_WC-130" title="Lockheed WC-130">WC-130</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_C-131_Samaritan" title="Convair C-131 Samaritan">C-131</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convair_NC-131H_Samaritan" title="Convair NC-131H Samaritan">NC-131H</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-132" title="Douglas C-132">C-132</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-133_Cargomaster" title="Douglas C-133 Cargomaster">C-133</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stroukoff_YC-134" title="Stroukoff YC-134">C-134</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-135_Stratolifter" title="Boeing C-135 Stratolifter">C-135</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker" title="Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker">KC-135</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_C-123_Provider" title="Fairchild C-123 Provider">C-136</a></li> <li>C-137<sup><small>2</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-97_Stratofreighter" title="Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter">YC-137 (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-3_Otter" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter">YC-137 (II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-137_Stratoliner" title="Boeing C-137 Stratoliner">C-137</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">C-138</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">C-139</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_JetStar" title="Lockheed JetStar">C-140</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-141_Starlifter" title="Lockheed C-141 Starlifter">C-141</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_XC-142" title="LTV XC-142">C-142</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tri-service sequence<br />(1962–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_C-1_Trader" title="Grumman C-1 Trader">C-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_C-2_Greyhound" title="Grumman C-2 Greyhound">C-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_4-0-4" title="Martin 4-0-4">C-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_Gulfstream_I" title="Grumman Gulfstream I">C-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-5_Galaxy" title="Lockheed C-5 Galaxy">C-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_King_Air" title="Beechcraft King Air">C-6</a></li> <li>C-7<sup><small>2</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou">C-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_7" title="De Havilland Canada Dash 7">RC-7</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-5_Buffalo" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo">C-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_C-9" title="McDonnell Douglas C-9">C-9</a></li> <li>C-10<sup><small>2</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Handley_Page_Jetstream" title="Handley Page Jetstream">C-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_KC-10_Extender" title="McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender">KC-10</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_Gulfstream_II" title="Grumman Gulfstream II">C-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_C-12_Huron" title="Beechcraft C-12 Huron">C-12</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_RC-12_Guardrail" title="Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrail">RC-12</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">C-13</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_YC-14" title="Boeing YC-14">C-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_YC-15" title="McDonnell Douglas YC-15">C-15</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">C-16</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III" title="Boeing C-17 Globemaster III">C-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-137_Stratoliner" title="Boeing C-137 Stratoliner">C-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_747" title="Boeing 747">C-19</a></li> <li>C-20<sup><small>2</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gulfstream_III" title="Gulfstream III">C-20A–D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulfstream_IV" title="Gulfstream IV">C-20F–J</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Learjet_35" title="Learjet 35">C-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_727" title="Boeing 727">C-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_C-23_Sherpa" title="Short C-23 Sherpa">C-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-8" title="Douglas DC-8">C-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_VC-25" title="Boeing VC-25">C-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_C-26_Metroliner" title="Fairchild C-26 Metroliner">C-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeritalia_G.222" title="Aeritalia G.222">C-27</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan" title="Alenia C-27J Spartan">C-27J</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_404_Titan" title="Cessna 404 Titan">C-28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_800" title="Hawker 800">C-29</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">C-30</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F27_Friendship" title="Fokker F27 Friendship">C-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-32" title="Boeing C-32">C-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_747-400" title="Boeing 747-400">C-33</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">C-34</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_Citation_V" title="Cessna Citation V">C-35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_YAL-1" title="Boeing YAL-1">C-36</a><sup><small>3</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulfstream_V" title="Gulfstream V">C-37</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gulfstream_G550" title="Gulfstream G550">C-37B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulfstream_G100" title="Gulfstream G100">C-38</a></li> 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href="/wiki/Bombardier_Challenger_600_series" title="Bombardier Challenger 600 series">C-143</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EADS_HC-144_Ocean_Sentry" title="EADS HC-144 Ocean Sentry">C-144</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PZL_M28_Skytruck" title="PZL M28 Skytruck">C-145</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dornier_328" title="Dornier 328">C-146</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8" title="De Havilland Canada Dash 8">C-147</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-sequential designations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_KC-767" title="Boeing KC-767">C-767</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_880" title="Convair 880">C-880</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related designations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Sabreliner" title="North American Sabreliner">CT-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_T-43" title="Boeing T-43">CT-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou">CV-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-5_Buffalo" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo">CV-7</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><sup>1</sup> Not assigned  •  <sup>2</sup> Assigned to multiple types  •  <sup>3</sup> Unconfirmed</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="USN/USMC_transport_designations_pre–1962316" style="padding:3px"><table 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style="width:11em"><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Aeroplane_and_Motor_Company" title="Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company">Curtiss</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Kingbird" title="Curtiss Kingbird">RC</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">R2C</span><sup><small>4</small></sup></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">R3C</span><sup><small>4</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_T-32_Condor_II" title="Curtiss T-32 Condor II">R4C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">R5C</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:11em"><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Aircraft_Company" title="Douglas Aircraft Company">Douglas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Dolphin" title="Douglas Dolphin">RD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-2" title="Douglas DC-2">R2D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-5" title="Douglas DC-5">R3D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">R4D</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_R4D-8" title="Douglas R4D-8">R4D-8</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">R5D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-6" title="Douglas DC-6">R6D</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:11em"><a href="/wiki/AviaBellanca_Aircraft" title="AviaBellanca Aircraft">Bellanca</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bellanca_31-40" title="Bellanca 31-40">RE</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:11em"><a href="/wiki/Kinner_Airplane_%26_Motor_Corporation" title="Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation">Kinner</a></th><td 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Martin Company">Martin</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Martin_4-0-4" title="Martin 4-0-4">RM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:11em"><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Corporation" title="Lockheed Corporation">Lockheed</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Altair" title="Lockheed Altair">RO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_10_Electra" title="Lockheed Model 10 Electra">R2O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_10_Electra" title="Lockheed Model 10 Electra">R3O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_14_Super_Electra" title="Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra">R4O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">R5O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_R6V_Constitution" title="Lockheed R6V Constitution">R6O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-121_Constellation" title="Lockheed C-121 Constellation">R7O-1</a>/<a href="/wiki/Lockheed_L-1249_Super_Constellation" title="Lockheed L-1249 Super Constellation">-2</a></li> <li>to "V" <i>(see below, at "Lockheed")</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:11em"><a href="/wiki/Stinson_Aircraft_Company" title="Stinson Aircraft Company">Stinson</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stinson_Reliant" title="Stinson Reliant">RQ</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">R2Q</span><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stinson_Reliant" title="Stinson Reliant">R3Q</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:11em"><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_Aircraft" title="Fairchild Aircraft">Fairchild</a></th><td 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