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C-54 Skymaster on Tarmac
C-54 Skymaster on Tarmac 
C-54 Skymaster Takeoff
C-54 Skymaster Takeoff 
C-54 Skymaster in Flight
C-54 Skymaster in Flight 
C-54 Skymaster in Flight
C-54 Skymaster in Flight 
C-54 Skymaster in Flight
C-54 Skymaster in Flight 
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Soldiers Boarding a C-54 Skymaster 
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C-54 Skymaster in Flight 
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C-54 Skymaster at Honolulu 
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C-54 Skymaster with Mountains in the Background 
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VC-54C "Sacred Cow" on Flight Ramp 
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R5D Skymaster in Flight 
C-54 Production Line at Douglas Factory
C-54 Production Line at Douglas Factory 
Stateroom in VC-54C "Sacred Cow"
Stateroom in VC-54C "Sacred Cow" 
1944 Give Us More C-54s Douglas Ad
1944 Give Us More C-54s Douglas Ad 
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Flight Crew for VC-54C "Sacred Cow" 
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Little People Working on C-54 Nose Wheel at Douglas Factory 
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1949 Douglas Advertisement Featuring the Berlin Airlift 
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1942 Out of Range Douglas Ad 
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1942 Produce Train Transport Fight Douglas Ad 
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C-54 Skymaster on Tarmac

Douglas C-54 Skymaster (1942-1946): America's entry into World War II resulted in the U.S. Army taking over commercial DC-4 production before the first airliner could be completed. The plane made its first flight in February 1942 under the army designation C-54 Skymaster. Modifications to the original design included extra fuel tanks, a reinforced fuselage floor and the addition of side-by-side cargo doors. The C-54 could accommodate 50 troops with combat equipment, or carry 15,000 pounds of cargo on pallets, or airlift 30 patients on stretchers. The C-54 was known in the Navy as the R5D. Between 1942 and 1945, C-54s flew more than 20 round trips a day over the rugged North Atlantic. A single C-54C, nicknamed Sacred Cow, was built as the first official presidential aircraft. When the last C-54 was delivered in January 1946, Douglas had built 1,165 Skymasters. After the war C-54s gained fame as the principle transport used during the 1948-1949 Berlin Airlift. 
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Unique identifier BI2396 
Boeing ID lk1245 
Type Image 
Size 5996px × 4502px   25MB 
License type RM 
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