DAC workers pose by the last C-47 Skytrain produced in the Long Beach plant on August 29, 1944. Every branch of the U.S military and all major allied powers flew the C-47. The U.S. Navy version was the R4D. The British and the Australians designated it the Dakota (DACoTA for Douglas Aircraft Company Transport Aircraft). General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe, termed the C-47 one of the most vital pieces of military equipment used in winning World War II. C-47s remained in active military service long after the end of World War II. They played a critical role in the 1948 Berlin Airlift and saw action in the Korean and Vietnam wars.